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exuberance arising from an excess of energy; vivacity and good humor: The children romped on the lawn, full of animal spirits.[1535-45]
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Animal spirits — Animal An i*mal, a. [Cf. F. animal.] 1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animal spirits — n. healthy, lively vigor … English World dictionary
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Animal Spirits — A term used to describe stock market optimism. Reporting on a strong start to 2010 for stock markets and Asian and European manufacturers, Ian McGugan asked in The Financial Post: Could it be that optimism is coming back into fashion? John… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
Animal spirits — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Animal Spirits — A term used by John Maynard Keynes used in one of his economics books. In his 1936 publication, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, the term animal spirits is used to describe human emotion that drives consumer confidence.… … Investment dictionary
animal spirits — noun plural Etymology: Latin animalis animate more at animal 1. sometiems animal spirit obsolete : the nervous energy that is the source of physical sensation and movement 2. [influenced in meanin … Useful english dictionary
animal spirits — noun After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles. This is likewise evident in such as walk in the night in their sleep, and do strange feats: these… … Wiktionary
animal spirits — animal beings; wildlife; animals as creatures that deserve to live and not be abused … English contemporary dictionary
animal spirits — Synonyms and related words: animate existence, animation, being alive, birth, capersomeness, coltishness, elan, esprit, existence, exuberance, friskiness, frolicsomeness, gaiety, gamesomeness, gayness, gusto, having life, heartiness, immortality … Moby Thesaurus
