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high spirits

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Noun1.high spirits - a feeling of joy and pride
lightness, elation
joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness
euphoria, euphory - a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
Translations
Spanish high spirits npl → ánimos mpl
French high spirits npl → pétulance f;
to be in high spirits → être plein(e) d'entrain
German high spirits high npl → Hochstimmung f
Italian high spirits npl → buonumore m; euforia;
to be in high spirits → essere euforico/a
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Spirited horses, when not enough exercised, are often called skittish, when it is only play; and some grooms will punish them, but our John did not; he knew it was only high spirits.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
Grandmother was in high spirits during the weeks that Antonia worked for us.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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