Antonyms for high spirits


Grammar : Noun


Definition of high spirits

  • As in joie de vivre : noun cheerfulness
  • As in levity : noun funniness, silliness
  • As in life : noun animation, spirit
  • As in mood : noun state of mind
  • As in pep : noun vim, vigor
  • As in peace of mind : noun mental freedom
  • As in buoyancy/buoyance : noun lightness in spirit
  • As in gleefulness : noun gaiety
  • As in humorousness : noun humor
  • As in jocoseness : noun gaiety
  • As in jocosity : noun humor
  • As in jocularity : noun gaiety
  • As in jocundity : noun gaiety
  • As in jolliness : noun gaiety
  • As in joviality : noun gaiety
  • As in jubilance : noun exultation
  • As in ludicrousness : noun humor
  • As in merriness : noun gaiety
  • As in mirthfulness : noun gaiety
  • As in ebullience : noun enthusiasm
  • As in effervescence : noun enthusiasm, vivacity
  • As in elation : noun extreme happiness
  • As in euphoria : noun extreme happiness
  • As in exhilaration : noun great happiness, excitement
  • As in exuberance : noun energy, enthusiasm
  • As in exultation : noun celebration, reveling
  • As in gaiety : noun happiness, celebration
  • As in animation : noun liveliness; activity
  • As in gladness : noun happiness
  • As in humor : noun comedy, funniness
Example sentences :
  • He was in high spirits that first day of Sidney's operating-room experience.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The name seemed to fall like a wet blanket on the high spirits of the crowd.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • But rolling to the feast on the top of the omnibus the Professor lost his high spirits.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The scamps were in high spirits, seeming much pleased with their haul.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • We rode away westward in the full sunshine that morning, in high spirits.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Nelson, having bought his pony, came home with it in high spirits.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • So, my dear, the enterprise requires courage and high spirits, you see!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • And Lumley threw himself back in his carriage in high spirits.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • When at last they quitted the bedroom they seemed in high spirits.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Miss Dawes, who had been in high spirits, now took a moment for reflection.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for high spirits

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