spiritednessn.
/ˈspɪrᵻtᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈspɪrᵻdᵻdnᵻs/ 1. As the second element in compounds: the state or quality of having a spirit or spirits of a specified kind. Cf. spirited adj. 1.For more established compounds, as high-spiritedness, mean-spiritedness, poor-spiritedness, public-spiritedness, etc., see the first element.
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a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 313 Termes of Worth, of Gallantrie, of Braue-spiritednesse, and the like.
1724 R. Fiddes Gen. Treat. Morality Pref. p. lxxv What we term public spiritedness..is nothing more than a refined and well-disguised hypocrisy.
1812 Monthly Mag. Dec. 410/1 The reverse of low-spiritedness is gaiety.
1959 Encounter Sept. 57/1 Such free-spiritedness.
2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Sept. 66/2 The poem ‘Equanimity’—which in its very tone is a model of even-spiritedness—concludes with a suggestion to us his readers.
2. The character or quality of being spirited, lively, or determined; liveliness, vivacity.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness
jollinessc1386
liveliheadc1425
quicknessc1425
vyfnes1475
ramagec1485
couragea1498
liveliness1534
spritec1540
livelihood1566
life1583
sprightliness1599
sprightfulness1602
ruach1606
sprightiness1607
sparkle1611
airiness1628
vivacy1637
spiritfulness1644
spirit1651
vivacity1652
spiritedness1654
brightness1660
sprightness1660
ramageness1686
race1690
friskiness1727
spirituousness1727
vivaciousness1727
brio1731
raciness1759
phlogiston1789
animation1791
lifefulness1829
pepper-and-salt1842
corkiness1845
aliveness1853
vitality1858
music1859
virtu1876
liveness1890
zippiness1907
bounce1909
zing1917
radioactivity1922
oomph1937
pizzazz1937
zinginess1938
hep1946
vavoom1962
welly1977
masala1986
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun]
jollinessc1386
liveliheadc1425
quicknessc1425
vyfnes1475
couragea1498
liveliness1534
livelihood1566
life1583
sprightliness1599
sprightfulness1602
sprightiness1607
airiness1628
vivacy1637
spirit1651
vivacity1651
spiritedness1654
brightness1660
friskiness1727
spirituousness1727
vivaciousness1727
animoseness1730
brio1731
animation1791
lifefulness1829
corkiness1845
1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 328 A liking he took to her Spiritednesse.
1704 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1870) IX. 356 I desire..my officers will take a little more spiritedness and quickness upon them.
1774 W. Parker Some Acct. State of Relig. London ii. 24 A peculiar spiritedness and energy in his manner of preaching.
1834 New Monthly Mag. July 318 The unostentatious spiritedness, the tranquil but forcible truth of their character.
1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. iv. 66 Her natural spiritedness detested the monotony.
1947 Chicago Rev. 2 No. 2. 73 One can find many merits in it—its spiritedness, its clarity, its modernity.
1985 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 9 Nov. b5/2 The naivete and irrepressible spiritedness of youth which is a part of Pinocchio's character.
2010 Independent 29 Nov. (Viewspaper section) 19/2 (heading) Riley's work in recent years has a colour, a sense of spiritedness..in marked contrast to the formalism of her past.
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the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > [noun]
spiritual1649
thoughtsomeness1674
spiritedness1681
soulhood1849
soulship1855
inwardness1859
innerness1881
1681 C. Taylor Epist. Caution to Friends 11 The ruin..of his Soul forever, and the Souls of all, who in this Spiritedness adhere to him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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