atmosphere vs spirit

atmosphere and spirit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
atmosphere	Yes	No	No	No
spirit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, spirit is a hyponym of atmosphere; that is, spirit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than atmosphere:

atmosphere: a particular environment or surrounding influence
spirit: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

Other hyponyms of atmosphere include genius loci, gloom, gloominess, glumness, miasm, miasma, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, tone, headiness.

atmosphere (noun)	spirit (noun)
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing	a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
the mass of air surrounding the Earth	animation and energy in action or expression
the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body	an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade	the intended meaning of a communication
the weather or climate at some place	any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
a particular environment or surrounding influence	the vital principle or animating force within living things
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
	the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)

atmosphere (verb)	spirit (verb)
	infuse with spirit