Spirited vs Attractive - What's the difference?
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(spirit)
Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
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Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses.
Spirited is a related term of attractive.
As adjectives the difference between spirited and attractive
is that spirited is lively, vigorous, animated or courageous while attractive is causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.As a verb spirited
is (spirit).spirited
English
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
*attractive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- That's a very attractive offer.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.