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spir·it

(spĭr′ĭt)
n.
1.
a. A force or principle believed to animate living beings.
b. A force or principle believed to animate humans and often to endure after departing from the body of a person at death; the soul.
2. Spirit The Holy Spirit.
3. A supernatural being, as:
a. An angel or demon.
b. A being inhabiting or embodying a particular place, object, or natural phenomenon.
c. A fairy or sprite.
4.
a. The part of a human associated with the mind, will, and feelings: Though unable to join us today, they are with us in spirit.
b. The essential nature of a person or group.
5. A person as characterized by a stated quality: He is a proud spirit.
6.
a. An inclination or tendency of a specified kind: Her actions show a generous spirit.
b. A pervasive or essential attitude, quality, or principle: the spirit of 1776.
7.
a. An attitude marked by enthusiasm, energy, or courage: sang with spirit; troops that fought with spirit.
b. spirits A mood or emotional state: The guests were in high spirits. His sour spirits put a damper on the gathering.
c. Strong loyalty or dedication: team spirit.
8. The actual though unstated sense or significance of something: the spirit of the law.
9. often spirits(used with a sing. verb) An alcohol solution of an essential or volatile substance.
10. spirits An alcoholic beverage, especially distilled liquor.
tr.v. spir·it·ed, spir·it·ing, spir·its
1. To carry off mysteriously or secretly: The documents had been spirited away.
2. To impart courage, animation, or determination to; inspirit.
[Middle English, from Old French espirit, from Latin spīritus, breath, from spīrāre, to breathe.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:spirits - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented]spirits - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
aqua vitae, ardent spirits - strong distilled liquor or brandy
akvavit, aquavit - Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
arak, arrack - any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
bitters - alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
brandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
gin - strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
ouzo - a Greek liquor flavored with anise
rum - liquor distilled from fermented molasses
schnapps, schnaps - any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
mescal - a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
tequila - Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
vodka - unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
firewater - any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
lacing - a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
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spirits

noun strong alcohol, liquor, the hard stuff (informal), firewater, strong liquor He's stopped drinking spirits these days.

Spirits

absinth or absinthe, aguardiente, applejack, applejack brandy, or apple brandy, aquavit or akvavit, aqua vitae (archaic), Armagnac, arrack or arak, Bacardi (trademark), brandy, bitters, Calvados, Cognac, dark rum, eau de vie, firewater, framboise, gin, grappa, Hollands, hooch, Kirsch or Kirschwasser, korn, marc, mescal, ouzo, palinka, poteen or poitín, raki or rakee, rum, schnapps or schnaps, slivovitz, sloe gin, taffia, tequila, triple sec, vodka, whisky, white rum
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Translations
رُوحٌ مَعْنَوِيَّة مَشْروبات روحِيَّهمَعْنَوِيّات، روح مَعْنَوِيَّه
náladalihovina
ånderhumørspiritus
viina
raspoloženje
brenndur drykkurhugarástand
スピリッツ
기분
liehovina
andar
อารมณ์
alkollü içki alkollü içkilerruhsal durum
tâm trạng

spirit

(ˈspirit) noun
1. a principle or emotion which makes someone act. The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays. emosie روح، مَبْدأ дух espírito duch der Geist ånd πνεύμα, αίσθηση espíritu vaim, meelsus روحيه henki esprit נפש भावना duh szellem semangat hugarfar spirito 精神 마음 dvasia gars semangat geest ånd, kraft uczucie, nastawienie خوټيدل، دارى espírito spirit дух; настроение duch duh duh anda, stämning, sinnelag น้ําใจ ruh 精神,道義,感情 дух رائج ذہنی یا اخلاقی رویہ tinh thần, linh hồn 精神,道义,感情
2. a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies. Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; (also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him. gees روح الإنْسان، شَبَح дух espírito duch(ovní) der Geist sjæl; ånd; åndelig πνεύμα espíritu hing, vaim ذهن henki esprit; des esprits נפש आत्मा duh, duša lélek, szellem roh andi spirito; degli spiriti 魂 정신, 영혼 dvasia gars jiwa geest ånd, sjel dusza, duch ذهن espírito spirit; duh душа, дух duch; duchovný duh duh ande จิตใจ ruh 精神,靈魂 душа انسان کا غیر مادّی ناطق، ذی شعور وجود، روح linh hồn, hồn ma 精神,灵魂
3. liveliness; courage. He acted with spirit. geestigheid شَجاعَه душа coragem odvaha der Elan liv og sjæl σφρίγος, θάρρος valor innukus, julgus شادي؛ سر زندگي rohkeus, eloisuus courage אומץ जोश hrabrost, srčanost élénkség semangat fjör, kraftur coraggio, 元気 원기, 용기 narsumas, entuziazmas entuziasms; drosme semangat levenskracht mot, kraft, liv zapał شادی coragem cu­raj воодушевление odvaha elan duša kraft, liv, energi ความมุ่งมั่น canlılık, şevk, moral 氣魄 натхнення; хоробрість حوصلہ، ہمت lòng can đảm, tính hăng hái 气魄
ˈspirited adjective
full of courage or liveliness. a spirited attack/description. geestig شُجاع، حَيَوي енергичен vivo odvážný; živý temperamentvoll veloplagt θαρραλέος, ζωηρός animado, enérgico, vigoroso julge, elav rohkea, eloisa fougueux; plein de verve נִמרַץ सजीव, उत्साही, साहसी, तेजस्वी živahan, odvažan élénk penuh semangat kraftmikill, fjörlegur coraggioso; vivace 元気のある 용기 있는, 힘찬 narsus, drąsus enerģisks; drošs; dzīvs bersemangat levendig modig, energisk, spirituell porywający زړه ور vivo energic; cura­jos; plin de vervă воодушевлённый;живой odvážny; živý duhovit nadahnut livlig, kraftfull, modig ซึ่งมุ่งมั่น canlı, ateşli 有精神的,生氣勃勃的 натхненний; хоробрий حوصلہ اور ہمت سے بھرپور đầy khí thế, hăng say 有精神的,生气勃勃的
ˈspiritedly adverb
geestig بِشَجاعَه оживено corajosamente čile temperamentvoll veloplagt θαρραλέα con vigor elavalt rohkeasti, eloisasti avec verve בְּאוֹמֵץ साहस से, सजीवता से živahno, odvažno élénken dengan penuh semangat af krafti coraggiosamente 元気に 용기 있게, 힘차게 narsiai, su įkarščiu enerģiski; droši; dzīvi dengan penuh semangat levendig modig, energisk z zapałem زړه ور corajosamente cu vervă воодушевленно; живо čulo živahno nadahnuto livligt, kraftfullt, modigt อย่างมีชีวิตชีวา; อย่างกล้าหาญ şevkle, coşkuyla 精神飽滿地 натхненно; хоробро بلند حوصلے سے đầy khí thế, hăng say 精神饱满地
ˈspirits noun plural
1. a person's mood. He's in good/high/low spirits (= He's happy / very cheerful / depressed); This news may raise his spirits. emosie, bui مَعْنَوِيّات، روح مَعْنَوِيَّه настроение estado de espírito nálada die Stimmung humør διάθεση humor meeleolu mieliala humeur; moral מַצַב רוּחַ मनोदशा raspoloženje kedv semangat hugarástand umore, morale 気分 기분 nuotaika garastāvoklis; oma angin stemming humør nastrój د يو سړى رويه estado de espírito dispoziţie; morală настроение, душевное состояние nálada razpoloženje raspoloženje humör อารมณ์ ruhsal durum 情緒 настрій, душевний стан مزاج cảm xúc 情绪
2. strong alcoholic drink, eg whisky, gin, vodka etc. spiritualieë مَشْروبات روحِيَّه алкохол bebida alcoólica lihovina die Spirituosen(pl.) spiritus οινοπνευματώδες ποτό licor kange alkohoolne jook väkevät juomat spiritueux מַשקֶה חָרִיף शराब žestoka pića szesz(es ital) minuman keras brenndur drykkur alcolico 酒 주정 stiprus alkoholinis gėrimas stiprs alkoholisks dzēriens minuman keras sterke drank sprit, brennevin alkohol wysokoprocentowy قوى الكولى څښاك bebida alcoólica spirtos спиртной напиток liehovina žganje špiritus sprit แอลกอฮอล์; เหล้า alkollü içkiler 烈酒 алкоголь, спиртний напій تیز کشید کردہ شراب rượu mạnh, cồn 烈酒
ˈspiritual (-tʃul) adjective
of one's spirit or soul, or of one's religious beliefs. geestelik روحِي ، روحاني духовен espiritual duchovní geistig spirituel; åndelig πνευματικός espiritual hingeline, vaimulik hengellinen spirituel רוחני अध्यात्मिक‍ duševni, duhovni lelki rohani andlegur; trúarlegur spirituale 精神的な 영적인 dvasinis garīgs; reliģisks rohaniah; batiniah geestelijk åndelig, ånds-, sjele- duchowy روحاني، مذهبي espiritual spiritual духовный; церковный duchovný duhoven duhovni andlig, själslig, religiös ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับจิตใจ; ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับศาสนา ruhsal, manevî 精神上的,心靈的,宗教的 духовний; релігійний روحانی thuộc tâm, linh hồn con người, thuộc giáo hội 精神上的,心灵的,宗教的
ˈspiritually adverb
geestelik روحِيّا، روحانِيّا духовно espiritualmente duchovně geistig spirituelt; åndeligt πνευματικά espiritualmente hingeliselt, vaimulikult hengellisesti spirituellement בְּרוחָנִיוּת अध्यात्मिकतापूर्वक duhovno lelkileg secara spiritual andlega spiritualmente 精神的に 영적으로 dvasiškai garīgi dari segi rohaniah geestelijk åndelig duchowo روحاني، مذهبي espiritualmente spiriual; cu spirit духовно duchovne duhovno duhovno andligt, själsligt, religiöst โดยที่เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ ruhen, manen 精神地 духовно; релігійно روحانی طور پر thuộc linh hồn con người, thuộc giáo hội 精神地
spirit level
a tool consisting of a bar containing a glass tube of liquid, for testing whether a surface is level. waterpas مِقياس إسْتِواء السَّطح терзия nível vodováha die Nivellierwaage vaterpas αλφάδι nível de aire vaaderpass تراز vesivaaka niveau à bulle פלס तलमापी, साधनी libela, razulja alkoholos vízszintező waterpas hallamælir livella アルコール水準器 수준기(水準器) gulsčiukas līmeņrādis timbang air waterpas vater poziomica دراز nível de bolha boloboc ватерпас vodováha vodna tehtnica libela vattenpass เครื่องปรับระดับผิวหน้าให้ตรง kabarcıklı düzeç, tesviye ruhu 酒精水準儀 спиртовий рівень افقی سطح کی ہمواری جانچنے کا آلہ ống ni vô 水平仪,酒精水准仪
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spirits

→ رُوحٌ مَعْنَوِيَّة nálada ånder Spirituosen κέφια ánimo , ánimos viina moral raspoloženje umore スピリッツ 기분 gemoedsgesteldheid sinnstemning alkohol estado de espírito дух andar อารมณ์ alkollü içki tâm trạng 情绪
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spirits

n (morale) ánimo, humor m
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That soul will hate the ev'ning mist, So often lovely, and will list To the sound of the coming darkness (known To those whose spirits hearken) as one Who, in a dream of night, would fly But cannot from a danger nigh.
how my spirit would rejoice, And leap within me at the cry) The battle-cry of Victory!
`Not coming.' said Bob, with a sudden declension in his high spirits; for he had been Tim's blood horse all the way from church, and had come home rampant.
For, he wished to challenge the Spirit on the moment of its appearance, and did not wish to be taken by surprise, and made nervous.
She has sent messengers to his court with costly gifts; but all have returned sick for want of sunlight, weary and sad; we have watched over them, heedless of sun or shower, but still his dark spirits do their work, and we are left to weep over our blighted blossoms.
How then may we keep our frail blossoms from his cruel spirits? Who will give us counsel?
So it came about that one day they slipped from the kraal when the gates were open, and sought out a certain deep glen which had an evil name, for it was said that spirits haunted it and put those to death who entered there.
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The whole is a vast epic allegory, aiming, in the first place, to portray the virtues which make up the character of a perfect knight; an ideal embodiment, seen through Renaissance conceptions, of the best in the chivalrous system which in Spenser's time had passed away, but to which some choice spirits still looked back with regretful admiration.
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She mixed up Swedenborg's teachings on angels and departed spirits, on love to one's neighbor and purity of life, with wild fancies, and kindred beliefs of her own; and preached the visionary religious doctrines thus derived, not only in the bailiff's household, but also on proselytizing expeditions to the households of her humble neighbors, far and near.
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And is he likely to be brave who has no spirit, whether horse or dog or any other animal?
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Three metamorphoses of the spirit do I designate to you: how the spirit becometh a camel, the camel a lion, and the lion at last a child.
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That unknown quantity is the spirit of the army, that is to say, the greater or lesser readiness to fight and face danger felt by all the men composing an army, quite independently of whether they are, or are not, fighting under the command of a genius, in two- or three-line formation, with cudgels or with rifles that repeat thirty times a minute.
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