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spirit

  • noun
  • spir·it
  • /ˈspɪɹɪt/

The soul of a person or other creature.

Other meanings

  1. A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.

    “A wandering spirit haunts the island.”

  2. A feeling of passion.

Synonyms

  • emotional state

Example sentences

  • “Resistance keeps the spirit of freedom alive.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “They had the right spirit.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "spīritus" (breath; spirit).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “spirit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.