spirit

See also: Spirit and špirit

spirit - English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈspɪɹɪt/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈspiɹɪt/, /ˈspɪɹɪt/
  • Hyphenation: spir‧it

Noun

spirit (countable and uncountable, plural spirits)

  1. The soul of a person or other creature.
  2. A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
    • A wandering spirit haunts the island.
  3. Enthusiasm.
    • School spirit is at an all-time high.
  4. The manner or style of something.
    • In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.
  5. (usually in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
  6. Energy; ardour.
  7. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
    • a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit
  8. (often in the plural) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
    • to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits
  9. (obsolete) Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
  10. (obsolete) A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration.
  11. Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
    • the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document
  12. (alchemy, obsolete) Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
  13. (dyeing) Stannic chloride.

Derived terms

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Translations

Verb

spirit (third-person singular simple present spirits, present participle spiriting, simple past and past participle spirited)

  1. To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
  2. Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.
    • Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men.

Derived terms

Anagrams

spirit - Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈspirɪt̪̚]
  • Hyphenation: spi‧rit

Noun

spirit (plural spirit-spirit, first-person possessive spiritku, second-person possessive spiritmu, third-person possessive spiritnya)

  1. spirit:
    1. the soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose.
    2. a supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
    3. (figurative) enthusiasm, energy; ardour.

spirit - Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈspirit/

Noun

spirit n (plural spirite)

  1. spirit, ghost
  2. essence, psyche
  3. wit, genius
  4. manner, style

Declension

singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) spirit spiritul (niște) spirite spiritele
genitive/dative (unui) spirit spiritului (unor) spirite spiritelor
vocative spiritule spiritelor

Synonyms

  • (spirit, ghost): duh

spirit - Tok Pisin

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Noun

spirit

  1. spirit (physical form of God)
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