Meaning & Definition of Spirit in English
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Spirit
/spɪrət/
noun
1. The vital principle or animating force within living things
synonym:
- spirit
2. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- "The feel of the city excited him"
- "A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
- "It had the smell of treason"
synonym:
- spirit,
- tone,
- feel,
- feeling,
- flavor,
- flavour,
- look,
- smell
3. A fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
synonym:
- spirit
4. Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
synonym:
- spirit,
- disembodied spirit
5. The state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
- "His emotional state depended on her opinion"
- "He was in good spirits"
- "His spirit rose"
synonym:
- emotional state,
- spirit
6. The intended meaning of a communication
synonym:
- intent,
- purport,
- spirit
7. Animation and energy in action or expression
- "It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
synonym:
- liveliness,
- life,
- spirit,
- sprightliness
8. An inclination or tendency of a certain kind
- "He had a change of heart"
synonym:
- heart,
- spirit
verb
1. Infuse with spirit
- "The company spirited him up"
synonym:
- spirit,
- spirit up,
- inspirit
Examples of using
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this is vexation of spirit; for, in abundance of wisdom is abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.
Matter, you see, disappears, only the spirit remains.