Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of spirit
When I was young and full of grace I spirited a rattlesnake
1986, R.E.M., “I Believe”, in Lifes Rich Pageant
comparative more spirited · superlative most spirited
- Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.
2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport1 more example
November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedisplaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
adjectivewilling to face danger
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἔκθυμος
- ἔκθυμος (ékthumos)lively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Bulgarian оживен, енергичен
- оживен (oživen)lively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- енергичен (energičen)lively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Catalan fogós
- fogóslively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Finnish vilkas, eloisa
- vilkaslively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- eloisalively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- kiihkeälively, vigorous, animated or courageous
French courageux, fougueux
- courageuxlively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- fougueuxlively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Irish cróga, crógach
- crógalively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- crógachlively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- crógantalively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- éirimiúillively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- mearlively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- fuinniúillively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- uaibhreachlively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Māori matakuikui, kamakama
- matakuikuilively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- kamakamalively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Polish energiczny, pełen werwy
- energicznylively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- pełen werwylively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Scottish Gaelic misneachail
- misneachaillively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Spanish jacarandoso
- jacarandosolively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Swedish livlig, livfull
- livliglively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- livfulllively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- kraftfulllively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- modiglively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- käcklively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- pigglively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- kvicklively, vigorous, animated or courageous
- eldiglively, vigorous, animated or courageous
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
spirited. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirited
“spirited.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirited. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spirited,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirited.
Source: spirited on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.