· an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Synonym(s): liquor, booze, hard_drink, hard_liquor, John_Barleycorn, strong_drink

Hypernym(s): alcohol, alcoholic_drink, alcoholic_beverage, intoxicant, inebriant

· the vital principle or animating force within living things

Hypernym(s): vital_principle, life_principle

· the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

Synonym(s): tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell

Hypernym(s): atmosphere, ambiance, ambience

· a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

Hypernym(s): character, fiber, fibre

· any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

Synonym(s): disembodied_spirit

Hypernym(s): spiritual_being, supernatural_being

· the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"

Synonym(s): emotional_state

Hypernym(s): emotion

· the intended meaning of a communication

Synonym(s): intent, purport

Hypernym(s): meaning, significance, signification, import

· animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

Synonym(s): liveliness, life, sprightliness

Hypernym(s): animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification

· an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

Synonym(s): heart

Hypernym(s): disposition, temperament

· infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"

Synonym(s): spirit_up, inspirit

Hypernym(s): enliven, liven, liven_up, invigorate, animate