spirit
[ spir-it ]
/ ˈspɪr ɪt /
noun
adjective
pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
of or relating to spiritualist bodies or activities.
verb (used with object)
Idioms for spirit
out of spirits,
in low spirits; depressed: We were feeling out of spirits after so many days of rain.
Origin of spirit
1200–50; Middle English (noun) < Latin
spīritus orig., a breathing, equivalent to
spīri-, combining form representing
spīrāre to breathe +
-tus suffix of v. action
SYNONYMS FOR spirit
6 goblin, hobgoblin.
7 genius.
14 enthusiasm, energy, zeal, ardor, fire, enterprise.
15 attitude, mood, humor.
17 nature, drift, tenor, gist, essence, sense, complexion.
19 intention, significance, purport.
OTHER WORDS FROM spirit
spir·it·like, adjective non·spir·it, noun out·spir·it, verb (used with object) un·spir·it·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH spirit
spirit spriteWords nearby spirit
Example sentences from the Web for spirit
British Dictionary definitions for spirit (1 of 3)
spirit
1
/ (ˈspɪrɪt) /
noun
verb (tr)
(usually foll by away or off)
to carry off mysteriously or secretly
(often foll by up)
to impart animation or determination to
Word Origin for spirit
C13: from Old French
esperit, from Latin
spīritus breath, spirit; related to
spīrāre to breathe
British Dictionary definitions for spirit (2 of 3)
spirit
2
/ (ˈspɪrɪt) /
noun
(often plural)
any distilled alcoholic liquor such as brandy, rum, whisky, or gin
chem
- an aqueous solution of ethanol, esp one obtained by distillation
- the active principle or essence of a substance, extracted as a liquid, esp by distillation
pharmacol
- a solution of a volatile substance, esp a volatile oil, in alcohol
- (as modifier)a spirit burner
alchemy
any of the four substances sulphur, mercury, sal ammoniac, or arsenic
Word Origin for spirit
C14: special use of
spirit
1, name applied to alchemical substances (as in sense 4), hence extended to distilled liquids
British Dictionary definitions for spirit (3 of 3)
Spirit
/ (ˈspɪrɪt) /
noun the Spirit
- another name for the Holy Spirit
- God, esp when regarded as transcending material limitations
the influence of God or divine things upon the soul
Christian Science
God or divine substance
Medical definitions for spirit
spirit
[ spĭr′ĭt ]
n.
spirits
An alcohol solution of an essential or volatile substance.
spirits
An alcoholic beverage, especially distilled liquor.
A liquid that has been distilled.
Idioms and Phrases with spirit
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