spirited
1. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness (Freq. 3)
• Ant:
spiritless
• Similar to:
boisterous, knockabout, con brio, dashing, gallant,
ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited, feisty, plucky, spunky,
impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy, lively, racy,
mettlesome, resilient, snappy, whipping, sprightly, vibrant,
vivacious, zestful, yeasty, zesty, barmy
• See Also:
energetic, enthusiastic, lively
• Derivationally related forms:
spiritedness
• Attrubites:
animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
2. willing to face danger
• Syn:
game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spunky
• Similar to:
brave, courageous
• Derivationally related forms:
spunk (for: spunky), mettlesomeness (for: mettlesome), grit (for: gritty)
3. made lively or spirited
- a meal enlivened by the music
- a spirited debate
• Syn:
enlivened
• Similar to:
animated, alive
• Derivationally related forms:
spiritedness
4. marked by lively action
- a bouncing gait
- bouncy tunes
- the peppy and interesting talk
- a spirited dance
• Syn:
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, zippy
• Similar to:
lively
• Derivationally related forms:
spiritedness, pep (for: peppy), peppiness (for: peppy)
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