low-spiritedness
- noun
- /loʊ ˈspɪrɪtɪdnəs/
:
desánimo
- After losing the match, a sense of low-spiritedness hung over the team for days.
Examples
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Her extended period of low-spiritedness concerned her friends and family.
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Many people experience low-spiritedness during the winter months.
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Despite his usual optimism, he couldn't shake his low-spiritedness that winter.
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He felt a deep sense of low-spiritedness after the news.
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After losing the match, a sense of low-spiritedness hung over the team for days.
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Despite his usual optimism, he couldn't shake his low-spiritedness that winter.
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Many people experience low-spiritedness during the winter months.
Synonyms
330
3.7
A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life
229
1.0
A feeling of being unhappy
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3.2
A feeling of sadness and low spirits
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8.3
A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad
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7.9
A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt
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6.2
A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting
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6.5
A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy
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3.5
A feeling of being a little sad or down
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3.4
A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place
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8.4
A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach
A time when someone feels sad and without energy
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
A feeling of being sad or low
A feeling of sadness and low energy
A feeling of being sad and having little hope
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low
A feeling of deep sadness and loss
A feeling of gloom and sadness that lowers your mood
A feeling of sadness and no hope
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
low-spiritedness = low-spirited (transparent) = low + spirit + ed + ness
Formed by the adjective 'low-spirited' (low + spirited) with the noun-forming suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly the state of being low-spirited.
Etymology
Low-spiritedness comes from the simple parts low and spirit, where spirit once meant 'breath' and later 'energy' or 'mood'. So low-spiritedness means having low 'spirit', a lack of energy or enthusiasm, which is why it describes sadness or a low mood.