Grep  of  noun  spiritless 
  spiritlessness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  spiritless 
 
  The  adj  spiritless  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spiritless  --  (lacking  ardor  or  vigor  or  energy;  "a  spiritless  reply  to  criticism") 
  2.  spiritless  --  (lacking  spirit;  "it  was  a  spiritless  attempt") 
  3.  compliant,  meek,  spiritless  --  (evidencing  little  spirit  or  courage;  overly  submissive  or  compliant;  "compliant  and  anxious  to  suit  his  opinions  of  those  of  others";  "a  fine  fiery  blast  against  meek  conformity"-  Orville  Prescott;  "she  looked  meek  but  had  the  heart  of  a  lion";  "was  submissive  and  subservient") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  spiritless 
 
  3  senses  of  spiritless 
 
  Sense  1 
  spiritless  (vs.  spirited) 
 
  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 
 
  Sense  2 
  spiritless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unenthusiastic)  ->  enthusiastic 
 
  Sense  3 
  compliant,  meek,  spiritless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  submissive)  ->  domineering 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  spiritless 
 
  3  senses  of  spiritless 
 
  Sense  1 
  spiritless  (vs.  spirited) 
  =>  apathetic 
  =>  bloodless 
  =>  dispirited,  listless 
  =>  heartless 
  =>  thin 
  Also  See->  dull#1;  unenthusiastic#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  spiritless 
  =>  unenthusiastic  (vs.  enthusiastic) 
 
  Sense  3 
  compliant,  meek,  spiritless 
  =>  submissive  (vs.  domineering) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  spiritless 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  spiritless 
 
  Sense  1 
  spiritless  (vs.  spirited) 
  =>  animation,  spiritedness,  brio 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  spiritless 
 
  spiritless  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  spiritless 
  spiritless 
 
  Overview  of  adj  spiritless 
 
  The  adj  spiritless  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spiritless  --  (lacking  ardor  or  vigor  or  energy;  "a  spiritless  reply  to  criticism") 
  2.  spiritless  --  (lacking  spirit;  "it  was  a  spiritless  attempt") 
  3.  compliant,  meek,  spiritless  --  (evidencing  little  spirit  or  courage;  overly  submissive  or  compliant;  "compliant  and  anxious  to  suit  his  opinions  of  those  of  others";  "a  fine  fiery  blast  against  meek  conformity"-  Orville  Prescott;  "she  looked  meek  but  had  the  heart  of  a  lion";  "was  submissive  and  subservient") 

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