high spirits

Speech parts

1. high spirits - Noun

2. high spirits - Phrase

Meaning

a feeling of joy and pride

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lightness elation felicity beatitude glee life jollity galvanization joviality pleasure animation fun happiness enthusiasm joy
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Antonyms

blues depression aggravation anxiety upset distress
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Hypernyms

joy joyfulness joyousness

Hyponyms

euphoria euphory

Related terms

high-spirited

Examples

It's my nature to go around in high spirits most of the time and then to collapse. Margaret Sullavan

In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin. Arthur Schopenhauer

When I am wicked I am in high spirits. Henry James

It is a giggle full of high spirits and merry mischief, proof that we never lose our girlish selves, no matter what sort of women we become. Libba Bray

Religious celebrations, and the good will, high spirits and generosity that mark them, are wonderful occasions for understanding the potential of 'everyday multiculturalism', and how people from diverse faiths can connect and show they care, rather than go down parallel, sometimes hostile, roads. Randa Abdel-Fattah

And while the current lockdown has left plenty across Ireland feeling a little stir crazy, it would appear that the both remain in high spirits. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

high spirits

Close letter words and terms

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