SPIRITED

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does spirited mean? 

• SPIRITED (adjective)
  The adjective SPIRITED has 4 senses:

1. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
2. marked by lively action
3. willing to face danger
4. made lively or spirited

  Familiarity information: SPIRITED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIRITED (adjective)

Meaning:

Displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

Similar:

impertinent; irreverent; pert; saucy (characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality)

lively; racy (full of zest or vigor)

mettlesome (having a proud and unbroken spirit)

resilient (recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like)

snappy; whipping (smart and fashionable)

sprightly (full of spirit and vitality)

vibrant; vivacious (vigorous and animated)

feisty; plucky; spunky (showing courage)

ebullient; exuberant; high-spirited (joyously unrestrained)

dashing; gallant (lively and spirited)

con brio (with liveliness or spirit)

boisterous; knockabout (full of rough and exuberant animal spirits)

barmy; yeasty; zestful; zesty (marked by spirited enjoyment)

Also:

enthusiastic (having or showing great excitement and interest)

energetic (possessing or exerting or displaying energy)

lively (full of life and energy)

Attribute:

animation; brio; invigoration; spiritedness; vivification (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous)

Antonym:

spiritless (lacking ardor or vigor or energy)

Meaning:

Marked by lively action

Synonyms:

peppy; bouncing; bouncy; spirited; zippy

Context examples:

a bouncing gait / bouncy tunes / the peppy and interesting talk / a spirited dance

Similar:

lively (full of life and energy)

Meaning:

Willing to face danger

Synonyms:

game; spunky; gritty; mettlesome; spirited; gamy; gamey

Similar:

brave; courageous (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching)

Meaning:

Made lively or spirited

Synonyms:

enlivened; spirited

Context examples:

a meal enlivened by the music / a spirited debate

Similar:

alive; animated (having life or vigor or spirit)