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animal spirits

animal spirits
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈæn ə məl ˈspɪ.rəts/
    • /ˈænɪml ˈspɪ.rɪts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈæn ə məl ˈspɪ.rəts/

Definitions of animal spirits words

  • noun plural animal spirits cheerful and exuberant boisterousness 3
  • noun animal spirits healthy, lively vigor 3
  • noun animal spirits exuberance arising from an excess of energy; vivacity and good humor: The children romped on the lawn, full of animal spirits. 1
  • noun animal spirits (medicine, now historical) The theorized ‘spirits’ or physiological principles which allowed for sensation and voluntary movement. 0
  • noun animal spirits Liveliness, vivacity, a happy tendency to action. 0
  • noun animal spirits (economics) After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles. 0
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Origin of animal spirits

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45

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Parts of speech for Animal spirits

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Animal spirits

animal spirits popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for animal spirits

noun animal spirits

  • bounce — When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
  • life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
  • vitality — exuberant physical strength or mental vigor: a person of great vitality.
  • zing — vitality, animation, or zest.
  • frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
All 7 Synonyms of animal spirits

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