Meaning
- (noun) The soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose.
- (noun) A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel. “A wandering spirit haunts the island.”
- (noun) Enthusiasm. “School spirit is at an all-time high.”
- (noun) The manner or style of something. “In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.”
- (noun) (usually in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
- (noun) Energy; ardour.
- (noun) One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper. “a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit”
- (noun) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; often in the plural. “to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits”
- (noun) Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
- (noun) A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration.
- (noun) Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement. “the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document”
- (noun) Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
Synonyms
Letter breakdown
- Spirits contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
Connected words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with SPI
- spice
- spiced
- spices
- spicier
- spiciest
- spiciness
- spicing
- spicy
- spider
- spiders
- spidery
- spied
- spiel
- spieled
- spieling
- spiels
- spies
- spiffier
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Words ending with ITS
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Reader questions
What does Spirits mean?
The soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose.
How many letters are in Spirits?
Spirits has 7 letters.
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