1. Displaying animation, vigour, or liveliness 
2. Marked by lively action
   "a spirited dance"
   - bouncing, bouncy, peppy [N. Amer], zippy 
3. Willing to face danger
   - game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spunky 
4. Made lively or spirited
   "a spirited debate"
   - enlivened

1. Infuse with spirit
   "The company spirited him up"
   - spirit up, inspirit

See also: alive, animated, animation, barmy, boisterous, brave, brio, con brio, courageous, dashing, ebullient, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant, feisty, gallant, high-spirited, impertinent, invigoration, irreverent, knockabout, lively, mettlesome, pert, plucky, racy, resilient, saucy, snappy, spiritedly, spiritedness, sprightly, spunky, vibrant, vivacious, vivification, whipping, yeasty, zestful, zesty, zingy

Type of: animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up

Antonym: spiritless

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