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high-spirited

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Possessing a bold nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exalted

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

joyously unrestrained

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ebullient, exuberant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 昂揚 /昂扬 (ángyáng) — possessing a bold nature
  • German: übermütig — possessing a bold nature
  • Ancient Greek: ὑπέρθυμος (hupérthumos) — possessing a bold nature
  • Irish: móraigeanta — possessing a bold nature
  • Irish: ardintinneach — possessing a bold nature
  • Irish: ardaigeanta — possessing a bold nature
  • Italian: indiavolato — possessing a bold nature
  • Italian: effervescente — possessing a bold nature
  • Italian: esuberante — possessing a bold nature
  • Manx: ard-spyrrydagh — possessing a bold nature
  • Russian: жизнера́достный (žiznerádostnyj) — possessing a bold nature
  • Scottish Gaelic: inntinneach — possessing a bold nature
Real reading context

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