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SPIRITEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
Synonyms:
animation; brio; invigoration; spiritedness; vivification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("spiritedness" is a kind of...):
activeness; activity (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically)
Attribute:
spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
spiritless (lacking ardor or vigor or energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spiritedness"):
chirpiness (cheerful and lively)
life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)
Derivation:
spirited (made lively or spirited)
spirited (marked by lively action)
spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)