Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spiritedness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.
1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] ``So talked the
spirited, sly snake.'' --Milton.
2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or
fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in
high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.
Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;
courageous. -- {Spir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --
{Spir"it*ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spiritedness
n : quality of being active or spirited or vigorous [syn: {animation},
{brio}]
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