- spiritedness
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spiritedness
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spiritedness — index life (vitality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spiritedness — noun The property of being spirited, of having spirit. At the end of a ride I appreciate this horses stamina, but at the beginning of the ride I could do without his excessive spiritedness … Wiktionary
spiritedness — spirited ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination. 2) having a specified character or mood: a generous spirited man. DERIVATIVES spiritedly adverb spiritedness noun … English terms dictionary
Spiritedness — Spirited Spir it*ed, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] So talked the spirited, sly snake. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spiritedness — See spiritedly. * * * … Universalium
spiritedness — spir·it·ed·ness || spɪrɪtɪdnɪs n. quality of being spirited, vivacity, liveliness, animation … English contemporary dictionary
spiritedness — noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous • Syn: ↑animation, ↑invigoration, ↑brio, ↑vivification • Derivationally related forms: ↑vivify (for: ↑vivification), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
low-spiritedness — index pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Low-spiritedness — Low spirited Low spir it*ed, a. Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; dispirited; not sprightly. Syn: depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] {Low spir it*ed*ness}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mean-spiritedness — meanspirited mean spir it*ed, mean spirited mean spir it*ed, a. 1. Of a mean spirit; petty; small minded; base; groveling; of people. {Mean spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. Done for malevolent reasons; of deeds and actions. Syn: base,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
