high spirits
- animation n.
- buoyancy/buoyance n.
- ebullience n.
- effervescence n.
- elation n.
- euphoria n.
- exhilaration n.
- exuberance n.
- exultation n.
- gaiety n.
- gladness n.
- gleefulness n.
- humor n.
- humorousness n.
- jocoseness n.
- jocosity n.
- jocularity n.
- jocundity n.
- joie de vivre n.
- jolliness n.
- joviality n.
- jubilance n.
- levity n.
- life n.
- ludicrousness n.
- merriness n.
- mirthfulness n.
- mood n.
- peace of mind n.
- pep n.
Example Sentences
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Judging by the high spirits of the band and the audience, these must have been three of the greatest nights of his short life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Italy meanwhile will travel to the Principality Stadium in high spirits after a historic first win against England in Rome last Saturday.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Then I bought her a dried bundle of lavender, and we made the long drive home in high spirits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Everyone is usually in high spirits, and the goodwill is high.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
Hungry Joe was grinning from ear to ear, and Yossarian turned sick at the sight of him, for he understood instandy what the high spirits meant.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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