1. Displaying animation, vigour, or liveliness
   "The spirited debate energized the audience"
    
2. Marked by lively action
   "a spirited dance";
   - bouncing, bouncy, peppy [N. Amer, informal], zippy [informal]
    
3. Showing courage, determination and energy
   "His spirited defence impressed the jury";
   - game [informal], gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spunky [informal]

1. Encourage or inspire with enthusiasm
   "The company spirited him up";
   - spirit up, inspirit

See also: animation, boisterous, brave, brio, cheeky [Brit, informal], courageous, dashing, ebullient, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant, feisty, full of life, gallant, high-spirited, impertinent, invigoration, irreverent, keen, knockabout, lively, mettlesome, pert, plucky, racy, resilient, saucy [informal], snappy [informal], spiritedness, sprightly, spritely [rare], spunky [informal], vibrant, vital, vivacious, vivification, yeasty, zestful, zesty, zingy [informal]

Type of: animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up

Antonym: spiritless

Encyclopedia: Spirited