spirit
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈspɪrɪt/
:
ánimo
- Even on a rainy day, he managed to keep his spirit high and share positive energy.
- human spirit
- a free spirit
- Christmas spirit
Compete hard but play in the right spirit and respect your sport.
- Compete hard but play in the right spirit and respect your sport.
- Because that generosity of spirit goes so far.
- I believe you to be a man of great spirit and fine feeling.
- But I still see in this man his spirit, his kindness and his love.
- That energy, that spirit is flowing back and forth.
- You know, often the guy with the more spirit, you know, you can overcome.
- We do have enough of that spirit in the United States still.
- And he kind of goes, yeah, That's the spirit humor danced in his eyes.
Examples
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Compete hard but play in the right spirit and respect your sport.
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Because that generosity of spirit goes so far.
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I just felt like my spirit was so heavy.
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But the point is your spirit and God is enough.
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We certainly are in good spirits tonight.
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Four years ago, my goals and spirit resided in myself.
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Your life and your mind and your spirit is conspiring to help you.
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We had fun, but Gerty was a free spirit.
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Many of the researchers whose work we have reviewed have demonstrated this spirit of inquiry.
Academic text (2013) -
Many of these celebrants like to think they are sustaining, at least in spirit, their remote ancestors' festivities.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
599
2.1
The general feeling of a person, group, or place at a time
344
2.0
Energy that makes something feel active or interesting
311
1.6
Lively excitement that makes people or work feel active
200
6.4
A mood you feel from a place, person, or music
153
1.0
A feeling of happiness that makes people less sad
22
3.6
A person's feelings at a certain time
14
9.5
The way a person shows feelings on their face or in their voice
9
3.5
A hopeful, friendly feeling that makes people feel happy and active
7
4.6
A strong, lively energy and brightness in people, places, or things
7
3.2
A strong feeling of being very happy and excited
4
3.0
Feeling very happy and full of energy
3
5.6
A quality of being lively and full of energy
3
3.4
A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active
1
8.5
A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
1
3.7
How lively and active a place or group feels at a time
1
4.9
A bright, lively look or feeling that shows energy
The energy or mood people feel in a group
A strong, happy energy that makes someone lively
A lively, energetic way of moving or acting
A happy relaxed feeling when people laugh and joke
Antonyms
- Specialized
61
3.7
A long lasting medical illness of deep sadness that needs treatment by a doctor
Compounds
104
4.5
The presence of God that Christians believe works in the world to guide and comfort people
1
4.9
A feeling of pride and responsibility for your town that makes you help improve it
- Literature
1
9.5
A spirit without a body that appears to people or stays near places
- UK
1
4.1
A tool with a closed tube and a bubble to check if surfaces like a shelf are flat or upright
- Archaic
A liquid made of alcohol and camphor used to rub on the skin or breathe in for cough relief
A strong feeling of people working together and being determined in hard times
Alcohol made unsafe to drink by adding poisons and used for cleaning or as a fuel
- Slang
A joking way to show strong American pride, for example with flags and eagles
- Specialized
A liquid with fifty percent alcohol that serves as a standard for measuring alcohol strength
- Archaic
A person who makes knocking sounds and says they are messages from the dead
- Specialized
A poisonous alcohol people make by heating wood, used as fuel or solvent
A determined, practical way of working hard and never giving up, often linked to people from the northern United States
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spirit comes from the old Latin word spiritus meaning 'breath' or life, so think of it as the 'breathing energy' inside a person. That's why when your spirit is high you feel lively and full of energy.