[ˈvʌɪtl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- absolutely necessary; essential
(e.g: secrecy is of vital importance)

- full of energy; lively
(e.g: a beautiful, vital girl)

- fatal
(e.g: the wound is vital)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (describing the animating principle of living beings, also in vital): via Old French from Latin vitalis, from vita ‘life’. The sense ‘essential’ dates from the early 17th century

[ˈvʌɪtl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the body's important internal organs
(e.g: he felt the familiar knot contract in his vitals)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (describing the animating principle of living beings, also in vital): via Old French from Latin vitalis, from vita ‘life’. The sense ‘essential’ dates from the early 17th century