high-spirited
/ˌhaɪ ˈspɪrɪtɪd/adjective
उच्चारण हाइ स्पिरिटिड
जोशीला, उत्साही, चंचल
Core word
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(of people) very lively and active and fond of fun
जोशीला, उत्साही, चंचल
- a group of high-spirited students celebrating their results
- The children were high-spirited after the summer holidays began.
- The high-spirited team sang songs on the bus after winning the match.
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- Radhika's high-spirited cousins made the wedding lively.
- A high-spirited crowd waited for the fireworks.
Synonyms lively exuberant spirited boisterous vivacious
Opposite subdued listless low-spirited
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(of animals, especially horses) lively and difficult to control
तेज़-तर्रार, बेक़ाबू (घोड़े आदि)
- a high-spirited horse
- The high-spirited pony refused to stand still while the children tried to saddle it.
- Only an experienced rider could control the high-spirited stallion.
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- The high-spirited puppy ran in circles around the garden.
- The high-spirited colt kicked the gate and galloped away.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
high-spirited + noun (attributive)
Before a noun, high-spirited describes lively, cheerful people or animals, such as children, horses and crowds.
Noun से पहले 'high-spirited' जोशीले, प्रसन्न लोगों या पशुओं का वर्णन करता है, जैसे बच्चे, घोड़े और भीड़।
- A high-spirited crowd welcomed the team at the station.
- The riders struggled to control the high-spirited horse.
be high-spirited (predicative)
After the verb be, the adjective keeps its hyphen and shows a lively mood at a particular time.
Verb 'be' के बाद भी adjective में hyphen बना रहता है और किसी समय के उत्साहपूर्ण मूड को दिखाता है।
- The children were high-spirited on the last day of school.
- Radhika's cousins are always high-spirited at weddings.
high-spirited + behaviour noun
It is often used with noise, fun, laughter and pranks, usually in a gentle, forgiving way.
यह प्रायः noise, fun, laughter और pranks के साथ नरम, क्षमाशील भाव में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The teacher smiled at their high-spirited pranks.
- The high-spirited laughter echoed in the corridor.
+Collocations 4
high-spirited + person
childrenyoungstersstudentsfansgirl
- The high-spirited students danced all the way to the bus.
high-spirited + animal
horseponypuppycolt
- A high-spirited puppy chased every pigeon in the park.
high-spirited + noun
funpartybehaviourgamelaughter
- The farewell party was full of high-spirited fun.
adverb + high-spirited
verynaturallyratherunusually
- The team was unusually high-spirited after the win.
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- The high-spirited boys splashed each other in the village pond.
जोशीले लड़के गाँव के तालाब में एक-दूसरे पर पानी उछालते रहे।
- Radhika's high-spirited younger sister never sits still.
राधिका की चंचल छोटी बहन कभी एक जगह नहीं बैठती।
- The high-spirited horse refused to stand still before the race.
जोशीला घोड़ा दौड़ से पहले शांत खड़ा नहीं हुआ।
- The Holi celebrations were noisy and high-spirited.
होली का उत्सव शोरगुल से भरा और उल्लासपूर्ण था।
- The principal forgave the high-spirited pranks of the final-year students.
प्राचार्य ने अंतिम वर्ष के विद्यार्थियों की मौज-मस्ती भरी शरारतें क्षमा कर दीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe lively people, but they differ in how much energy and control they suggest.
ये सभी adjectives जीवंत लोगों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर ऊर्जा और संयम की मात्रा में अंतर है।
Full of energy and fun, often in a way that is hard to control but not harmful.
ऊर्जा और मस्ती से भरा, प्रायः ऐसे ढंग से जिसे रोकना कठिन हो पर जो हानिकारक न हो।
- The high-spirited children ran across the field.
A general word for active and full of life; it can describe places and talk too.
सक्रिय और जीवन से भरपूर के लिए सामान्य शब्द; इसका प्रयोग स्थानों और बातचीत के लिए भी होता है।
- It was a lively debate in the library.
Noisy and rough in a cheerful way; more disorderly than high-spirited.
प्रसन्नता में शोर करने वाला और उद्दंड; high-spirited से अधिक अव्यवस्थित।
- The boisterous crowd cheered loudly.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse high-spirited (lively and full of fun) and mean-spirited (unkind and ungenerous).
High-spirited (जोशीला और मौज-मस्ती से भरा) और mean-spirited (निर्दयी और अनुदार) को आपस में confuse न करें।