animal+spirits

  • 11animal 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 …

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  • 12animal spirits — noun plural Date: 1543 1. (sometimes animal spirit) obsolete the nervous energy that is the source of physical sensation and movement 2. vivacity arising from physical health and energy 3. a willingness to take especiall …

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  • 13Animal Spirits — anschauliche Bezeichnung für psychologische Faktoren im Wirtschaftsgeschehen, bes. im Konjunkturverlauf …

    Lexikon der Economics

  • 14animal spirits — plural noun natural exuberance …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 15animal spirits — 1. Nervous fluid, the nervous force, vital principle, life. 2. Energy, vigor, life, spirit, buoyancy of mind, lightheartedness, impulsiveness, spiritedness. See animation …

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  • 16animal spirits — an′imal spir′its n. pl. exuberance arising from an excess of energy; vivacity and good humor • Etymology: 1535–45 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17animal spirits — /ænəməl ˈspɪrəts/ (say anuhmuhl spiruhts) noun exuberance of health and life; animation and good humour; buoyancy …

  • 18Animal worship — (or zoolatry) refers to religious rituals involving animals, especially in pre modern societies, such as the glorification of animal deities, or animal sacrifice. The origins of animal worship have been the subject of many theories. The classical …

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  • 19Animal — 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 passions …

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  • 20Animal electricity — 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… …

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