sprightly vs vital

sprightly

adj
  • Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step. 

  • Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited. 

  • Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry. 

adv
  • In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily. 

vital

adj
  • Relating to, or characteristic of life. 

  • Invigorating or life-giving. 

  • Very important. 

  • Containing life; living. 

  • Necessary to continued existence. 

  • Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. 

  • Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. 

  • Relating to the recording of life events. 

How often have the words sprightly and vital occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )