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Dictionary: high-spir·it·ed
('spĭr'ĭ-tĭd)
adj.
  1. Having a proud or unbroken spirit: a high-spirited horse.
  2. Vivacious; lively: a high-spirited tune.
high-spiritedly high'-spir'it·ed·ly adv.
high-spiritedness high'-spir'it·ed·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Very brisk, alert, and full of high spirits: animated, bouncy, chipper, dashing, lively, pert, spirited, vivacious. Informal peppy. Idioms: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of life. See action/inaction.
  2. Full of or characterized by a lively, emphatic, eager quality: fiery, mettlesome, peppery, spirited, vibrant. Informal snappy. See action/inaction, feelings.

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adj

Definition: lively
Antonyms: apathetic, lifeless


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: joyously unrestrained
  Synonyms: ebullient, exuberant


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High-spirited

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - højsindet, stolt, trodsig

Nederlands (Dutch)
temperamentvol, vurig, ondernemend, uitgelaten, stoutmoedig

Français (French)
adj. - plein d'entrain

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lebhaft, ausgelassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζωηρός, (καθομ.) εύθυμος, ευδιάθετος

Italiano (Italian)
impetuoso, esuberante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corajoso, alegre

Русский (Russian)
веселый, проникнутый энтузиазмом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - brioso, animoso, alegre, de buen humor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - modig, livlig, ädel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
勇敢的, 骄傲的, 自豪的, 具有高尚精神的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 勇敢的, 驕傲的, 自豪的, 具有高尚精神的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원기 왕성한, 기개 있는, 성미가 사나운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 元気のよい, 血気盛んな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جرئ, مقدام, شجاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלא-חיים, עליז, אמיץ, קנאי‬


 
 
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