Dictionary definition · spirit
noun
- the vital principle or animating force within living things
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people"the feel of the city excited him"
- a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
- the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)"his emotional state depended on her opinion"
- the intended meaning of a communication
- animation and energy in action or expression"it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind"he had a change of heart"
verb
- infuse with spirit"The company spirited him up"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).