- spirit - the vital principle or animating force within living things
--1 is a kind of vital principle, life principle
--1 has particulars: soul, psycheDerived form: verb spiritize1 - spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
--2 is a kind of atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
--2 has particulars: Hollywood; ZeitgeistDerived forms: verb spirit1, verb spiritize1 - spirit - a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
--3 is a kind of character, fiber, fibre
--3 has particulars:courage, courageousness, bravery; cowardice, cowardliness Derived form: verb spiritize1 - spirit, disembodied spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
--4 is a kind of spiritual being, supernatural being
--4 has particulars:control; evil spirit; banshee; genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny; familiar, familiar spirit; peri; apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre; presence; numen; python; sylvan, silvan; thunderbird; zombi, zombie, zombi spirit, zombie spirit - emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
--5 is a kind of emotion
--5 has particulars:embarrassment; ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus; gratification, satisfaction; happiness, felicity; state; unhappiness Derived form: verb spirit1 - intent, purport, spirit - the intended meaning of a communication
--6 is a kind of meaning, significance, signification, import
- liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
--7 is a kind of animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
--7 has particulars:Derived forms: verb spirit1, verb spiritize1 - heart, spirit - an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
--8 is a kind of disposition, temperament