vital

US /'vaɪtl/

UK /'vaɪtl/

B1

adjective

  • Full of energy and enthusiasm
  • Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
  • Extremely important or necessary
  • Needed to support life; essential
  • Relating to or characteristic of life
  • Necessary or essential for life
  • Relating to or recording important events in a person's life
  • Relating to events in a person's life
  • Full of life; energetic

Examples

the strategically vital industrial zone

These nutrients are absolutely vital to good health.