spiritousness

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noun

Quality of being spiritous.

OriginEnglish spiritous ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Middle English spirit →
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Meanings

nounspiritousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableQuality of being spiritous.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  9. Englishspiritous
  10. Englishspiritousness

From spiritous + -ness.

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APA

spiritousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritousness

MLA

“spiritousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritousness.

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