plural noun exuberance, abandon, joie de vivre (French), exhilaration, hilarity, good cheer, boisterousness, rare good humour This morning he left the house in such high spirits.

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high spirits npl → buonumore msg
to be in high spirits → essere euforico/a

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elation
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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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