spiritedness

spiritedness
The property of being spirited, of having spirit.

At the end of a ride I appreciate this horses stamina, but at the beginning of the ride I could do without his excessive spiritedness.


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  • spiritedness — index life (vitality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • spiritedness — spirited ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination. 2) having a specified character or mood: a generous spirited man. DERIVATIVES spiritedly adverb spiritedness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Spiritedness — Spirited Spir it*ed, a. 1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] So talked the spirited, sly snake. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spiritedness — noun see spirited …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spiritedness — See spiritedly. * * * …   Universalium

  • spiritedness — spir·it·ed·ness || spɪrɪtɪdnɪs n. quality of being spirited, vivacity, liveliness, animation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • spiritedness — noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous • Syn: ↑animation, ↑invigoration, ↑brio, ↑vivification • Derivationally related forms: ↑vivify (for: ↑vivification), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • low-spiritedness — index pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Low-spiritedness — Low spirited Low spir it*ed, a. Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; dispirited; not sprightly. Syn: depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] {Low spir it*ed*ness}, n.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mean-spiritedness — meanspirited mean spir it*ed, mean spirited mean spir it*ed, a. 1. Of a mean spirit; petty; small minded; base; groveling; of people. {Mean spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. Done for malevolent reasons; of deeds and actions. Syn: base,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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