Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spirit
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spirit
Entailment of verb spirit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spirit
1 sense of spirit
Sense 1
spirit, spirit up inspirit
=> enliven, liven, liven up invigorate, animate
Familiarity of verb spirit
spirit used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spirit
Sense 1
spirit, spirit up inspirit
=> enliven, liven, liven up invigorate, animate
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Grep of noun spirited
spiritedness
Overview of verb spirit
The verb spirit has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spirit, spirit up inspirit -- (infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up")
Overview of adj spirited
The adj spirited has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) spirited -- (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
2. bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy -- (marked by lively action "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance")
3. game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky -- (willing to face danger)
4. enlivened, spirited -- (made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate")
Antonyms of adj spirited
4 senses of spirited
Sense 1
spirited (vs. spiritless)
spiritless (vs. spirited)
=> apathetic
=> bloodless
=> dispirited, listless
=> heartless
=> thin
Sense 2
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy
INDIRECT (VIA lively) -> dull
Sense 3
game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
INDIRECT (VIA brave) -> cowardly, coward, fearful
Sense 4
enlivened, spirited
INDIRECT (VIA animated) -> unanimated
Similarity of adj spirited
4 senses of spirited
Sense 1
spirited (vs. spiritless)
=> boisterous, knockabout
=> con brio
=> dashing, gallant
=> ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited
=> feisty, plucky, spunky
=> hoyden(postnominal), hoydenish, tomboyish
=> impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy
=> lively, racy
=> mettlesome
=> resilient
=> snappy, whipping
=> sprightly
=> vibrant, vivacious
=> zestful, yeasty, zesty
Also See-> energetic#1; enthusiastic#1; lively#1
Sense 2
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy
=> lively (vs. dull)
Sense 3
game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
=> brave (vs. cowardly), courageous, fearless
Sense 4
enlivened, spirited
=> animated (vs. unanimated), alive
Attributes of adj spirited
1 of 4 senses of spirited
Sense 1
spirited (vs. spiritless)
=> animation, spiritedness, brio
Familiarity of adj spirited
spirited used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Grep of adj spirited
dispirited
high-spirited
low-spirited
meanspirited
party-spirited
poor-spirited
public-spirited
spirited
Overview of verb spirit
The verb spirit has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spirit, spirit up inspirit -- (infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up")
Overview of adj spirited
The adj spirited has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) spirited -- (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
2. bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy -- (marked by lively action "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance")
3. game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky -- (willing to face danger)
4. enlivened, spirited -- (made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate")
spirited definition
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