Spirited — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

infuse with spirit

displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɪɹɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɪɹɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɪɹɪtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /spˈɪɹɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

The company spirited him up
a bouncing gait
bouncy tunes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

peppy spirit bouncing game gritty spunky spirit up gamy gamey enlivened zippy mettlesome bouncy inspirit

Antonyms

spiritless

Parts of Speech

verb	infuse with spirit “The company spirited him up”
adjective	displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
adjective	marked by lively action “a bouncing gait”
adjective	willing to face danger
adjective	made lively or spirited “a meal enlivened by the music”

Word Forms

spirit	noun	animation and energy in action or expression
spiritedness	noun	quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
pep	noun	liveliness and energy
peppiness	noun	liveliness and energy
grit	noun	fortitude and determination
mettlesomeness	noun	courageous high-spiritedness
spunk	noun	the courage to carry on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

temperamentvoll

mit Geist erfüllen

🇫🇷French

fougueux

infuser d'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

enérgico

infundir con espíritu

🇮🇹Italian

vivace

infondere con lo spirito

🇳🇱Dutch

pittig

doordringen met geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

espirituoso

infundir com espírito

🇷🇺Russian

энергичный

наполнить духом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साहसी

आत्मा से भर दो

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্সাহী

আত্মার সাথে মিশে যাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

உற்சாகமான

ஆவியுடன் உட்செலுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్సాహవంతుడు

ఆత్మతో నింపుము

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्साही

आत्म्याने ओतणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સાહિત

ભાવના સાથે રેડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ

ಚೈತನ್ಯ ತುಂಬಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൈതന്യമുള്ള

ആത്മാവിൽ സന്നിവേശിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ

ਆਤਮਾ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حوصلہ افزائی

روح کے ساتھ infuse

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

精神抖擞的

注入精神

🇯🇵Japanese

元気な

精神を注入する

🇰🇷Korean

힘찬

정신을 불어넣다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hăng hái

truyền tinh thần

🇹🇭Thai

มีชีวิตชีวา

ซึมซับด้วยจิตวิญญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersemangat

menanamkan semangat

🇵🇭Filipino

masigla

ibuhos ng espiritu

🇲🇾Malay

bersemangat

tanamkan semangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفعم بالحيوية

غرس مع الروح

🇮🇷Persian

با روحیه

دمیدن از روح

🇹🇷Turkish

canlı

ruhu aşılamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִמרָץ

להשרות רוח

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The primary meaning of 'spirited' is 'infuse with spirit'.

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