high-spirited

1. 1.

   joyously unrestrained

   Synonymsebullientexuberant

   Similarspirited

Questions about high-spirited

What does high-spirited mean?

high-spirited means "joyously unrestrained".

How many syllables are in high-spirited?

high-spirited has 4 syllables: high--spir-i-ted. The stress falls on "spir". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪˈspɪɹɪdɪd/.

What is another word for high-spirited?

Close synonyms include ebullient, exuberant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is high-spirited a common word?

high-spirited is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.