spirit vs smartness

smartness vs spirit

spirit and smartness both are nouns.

spirit is a verb but smartness is not a verb.

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

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

spirit: animation and energy in action or expression
smartness: liveliness and eagerness

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

spirit (noun)	smartness (noun)
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character	elegance by virtue of being fashionable
animation and energy in action or expression	liveliness and eagerness
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind	intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
the intended meaning of a communication	a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
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)	smartness (verb)
infuse with spirit

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