Spirited vs Heartfelt - What's the difference?
spirited | heartfelt | Related terms |
(spirit)
Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
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Felt or believed deeply and sincerely.
Spirited is a related term of heartfelt.
As adjectives the difference between spirited and heartfelt
is that spirited is lively, vigorous, animated or courageous while heartfelt is felt or believed deeply and sincerely.As a verb spirited
is (spirit).spirited
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Verb
(head)Derived terms
* free-spirited * low-spirited * high-spirited * mean-spiritedAdjective
(en adjective)Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.
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Anagrams
*heartfelt
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Alternative forms
* heart-feltAdjective
- She expressed her heartfelt sympathies at the death of his mother.
