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SPIRITLESS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
Example:
was submissive and subservient
Synonyms:
meek; spiritless
Classified under:
Similar:
submissive (inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination)
Derivation:
spiritlessness (the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking ardor or vigor or energy
Example:
a spiritless reply to criticism
Classified under:
Similar:
apathetic (showing little or no emotion or animation)
bloodless (without vigor or zest or energy)
dispirited; listless (marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm)
heartless (devoid of courage or enthusiasm)
thin (lacking spirit or sincere effort)
Also:
dull (lacking in liveliness or animation)
unenthusiastic (not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor)
Attribute:
animation; brio; invigoration; spiritedness; vivification (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous)
Antonym:
spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
Derivation:
spiritlessness (the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally)
Context examples:
He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
