spiritedness

2 definitions found

spiritedness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.
     1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] "So talked the
        spirited, sly snake." --Milton.
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     2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or
        fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
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     Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in
           high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.
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     Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;
          courageous.
          [1913 Webster] -- Spir"it*ed*ly, adv. --
          Spir"it*ed*ness, n.
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spiritedness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spiritedness
      n 1: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
           [syn: animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio,
           vivification]