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animal spirits
noun
exuberance arising from an excess of energy; vivacity and good humor: The children romped on the lawn, full of animal spirits.
Origin:
1535–45
1535–45
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Animal spirits
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| animal spirits | |
| —pl n | |
| cheerful and exuberant boisterousness | |
| [originally, referring to a vital force believed to be dispatched throughout the body by the brain] | |
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