Definition:
- (n.) Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
- (n.) A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a mark to denote aspiration; a breathing.
- (n.) Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.
- (n.) The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or material.
- (n.) Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it has left the body.
- (n.) Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an elf.
- (n.) Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.
- (n.) One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
- (n.) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits.
- (n.) Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to formal statement; also, characteristic quality, especially such as is derived from the individual genius or the personal character; as, the spirit of an enterprise, of a document, or the like.
- (n.) Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed of active qualities.
- (n.) Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol, the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.
- (n.) Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt liquors.
- (n.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf. Tincture.
- (n.) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
- (n.) Stannic chloride. See under Stannic.
- (v. t.) To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.
- (v. t.) To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or off.
Compare spirit with other words:
breath vs. spirit
job vs. spirit
mental vs. spirit
elfin vs. spirit
spirit vs. spirt
spirit vs. sprit
intellect vs. spirit
consciousness vs. spirit
conscious vs. spirit
moral vs. spirit
psychology vs. spirit
energy vs. spirit
foreshot vs. spirit
spirit vs. unsoul
kirschwasser vs. spirit
nobbler vs. spirit
spirit vs. xylite
spirit vs. yaksha
releasement vs. spirit
spirit vs. unembodied
ghostless vs. spirit
spirit vs. spiriting
barghest vs. spirit
juiceless vs. spirit
disanimate vs. spirit
mobile vs. spirit
faith vs. spirit
incarnate vs. spirit
element vs. spirit
spirit vs. wraith
apparition vs. spirit
morale vs. spirit
courage vs. spirit
spectre vs. spirit
beverage vs. spirit
phantom vs. spirit
spirit vs. spiritualize
manitou vs. spirit
horilka vs. spirit
disincarnate vs. spirit
dispossession vs. spirit
godling vs. spirit
alcoholization vs. spirit
psychomancy vs. spirit
alcoholometric vs. spirit
disembodiment vs. spirit
disembody vs. spirit
spirit vs. theurgist
spirit vs. vigoroso
pharisee vs. spirit
inspiriting vs. spirit
cheerer vs. spirit
soullessly vs. spirit
alcoholize vs. spirit
commercialism vs. spirit
faints vs. spirit
distillery vs. spirit
languishing vs. spirit
psychical vs. spirit
sciomancy vs. spirit
netherworld vs. spirit
jinn vs. spirit
dryad vs. spirit
poltroonery vs. spirit
spirit vs. traducianism
spirit vs. spitting
blame vs. spirit
gang vs. spirit
plucky vs. spirit
anker vs. spirit
shaman vs. spirit
positivism vs. spirit
genii vs. spirit
grecism vs. spirit
animism vs. spirit
kobold vs. spirit
plucked vs. spirit
languorous vs. spirit
languid vs. spirit
emasculate vs. spirit
elevate vs. spirit
mixer vs. spirit
ghostly vs. spirit
monotheistic vs. spirit
enliven vs. spirit
mammon vs. spirit
nat vs. spirit
possessed vs. spirit
exorcise vs. spirit
exorcism vs. spirit
presence vs. spirit
animate vs. spirit
flip vs. spirit
mettle vs. spirit
spirit vs. spunk
oppressive vs. spirit
demoniacal vs. spirit
camaraderie vs. spirit
spirit vs. spook
aura vs. spirit
familiar vs. spirit
rum vs. spirit
cordial vs. spirit
genie vs. spirit
genius vs. spirit
shrub vs. spirit
god vs. spirit
satan vs. spirit
aeon vs. spirit
eon vs. spirit
spirit vs. tally
spirit vs. sprite
incarnation vs. spirit
gimp vs. spirit
embrocation vs. spirit
cranky vs. spirit
mind vs. spirit
pith vs. spirit
cur vs. spirit
clay vs. spirit
spirit vs. tot
actless vs. spirit
spirit vs. verve
amulet vs. spirit
ghoul vs. spirit
conspire vs. spirit
psyche vs. spirit
healthy vs. spirit
animation vs. spirit
demon vs. spirit
guide vs. spirit
incubus vs. spirit
spirit vs. trio
spirit vs. spiritually
spirit vs. spirituality
spirit vs. spiritual
spirit vs. spiritous
spirit vs. spirited
spirit vs. spirits
alcohol vs. spirit
fairy vs. spirit
angel vs. spirit
spirit vs. supernatural
essence vs. spirit
mood vs. spirit
medium vs. spirit
duo vs. spirit
elf vs. spirit
mare vs. spirit
heart vs. spirit
spirit vs. stick
spirit vs. split
sling vs. spirit
body vs. spirit
spirit vs. straight
flesh vs. spirit
break vs. spirit
kami vs. spirit
banshee vs. spirit
animal vs. spirit
absolute vs. spirit
slow vs. spirit
cheerful vs. spirit
ghost vs. spirit
soul vs. spirit
plea vs. spirit