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spiritedness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S P IH1 R IH0 T IH0 D N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being spirited, of having spirit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, sometimes, uncountable

Examples

  • At the end of a ride I appreciate this horse's stamina, but at the beginning of the ride I could do without his excessive spiritedness.
  • I can't stand her mean-spiritedness. She won't even find time to visit her grandmother in hospital.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: animation, invigoration, brio, vivification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activeness, activity

Narrower terms: chirpiness, liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English spirited Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English spiritedness From spirited + -ness.