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spirited

spir·it·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spir-i-tid]
    • /ˈspɪr ɪ tɪd/
    • /ˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spir-i-tid]
    • /ˈspɪr ɪ tɪd/

Definitions of spirited word

  • adjective spirited pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove. 1
  • adjective spirited of or relating to spiritualist bodies or activities. 1
  • noun spirited the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul. 1
  • noun spirited the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body. 1
  • noun spirited the soul regarded as separating from the body at death. 1
  • noun spirited conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter: the world of spirit. 1

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Origin of spirited

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; spirit + -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spirited

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spirited popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

spirited usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spirited

adv spirited

  • actively — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
  • agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
  • animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
  • anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
  • ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.

adj spirited

  • aflame — If something is on fire, you can say it is aflame.
  • all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
  • animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
  • animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
  • appetent — having an eager longing or desire

adjective spirited

  • agitable — easily agitated or moved
  • alarmable — able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
  • alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
  • competitive — Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.
  • courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.

adverb spirited

noun spirited

  • cored — the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds.
  • fayed — Simple past tense and past participle of fay.
  • fought — simple past tense and past participle of fight.
  • ghosted — Simple past tense and past participle of ghost.
  • gingered — Spiced with ginger.

verb spirited

  • innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
  • innerved — Simple past tense and past participle of innerve.
  • wormed — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.

Antonyms for spirited

adj spirited

  • anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
  • arid — Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
  • banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
  • blah — You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant.
  • blahs — nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.

adjective spirited

adverb spirited

  • idly — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.

noun spirited

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