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Morale vs Spirits - What's the difference?

morale | spirits |

As nouns the difference between morale and spirits

is that morale is the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others while spirits is (plurale tantum) distilled alcoholic beverages.

As a verb spirits is

(spirit).

morale

English

Noun

(wikipedia morale) (-)
  • The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
  • After the layoffs morale was at an all time low, they were so dispirited nothing was getting done.
    Morale''' is an important quality in soldiers. With good '''morale they'll charge into a hail of bullets; without it they won't even cross a street.
  • * 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
  • Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.

    Synonyms

    * esprit de corps

    spirits

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spirit)
  • Noun

    (head)
  • (plurale tantum) distilled alcoholic beverages.
  • Synonyms

    * (distilled alcoholic beverages) liquor (American English )

    Derived terms

    * animal spirits * ardent spirits * neutral spirits * wood spirits