spirit vs enthusiasm

enthusiasm vs spirit

spirit and enthusiasm both are nouns.

spirit is a verb but enthusiasm is not a verb.

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

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

spirit: animation and energy in action or expression
enthusiasm: overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

Other hyponyms of spirit include pertness, airiness, delicacy, alacrity, briskness, smartness, energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim, elan, esprit, breeziness, jauntiness, buoyancy, irrepressibility, high-spiritedness, ebullience, exuberance, ginger, pep, peppiness.

spirit (noun)	enthusiasm (noun)
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character	overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
animation and energy in action or expression	a lively interest
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind	a feeling of excitement
the intended meaning of a communication
any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
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)

spirit (verb)	enthusiasm (verb)
infuse with spirit

Difference between spirit and enthusiasm

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