Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of spirits

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: out- of spir-its
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Feeling discouraged or melancholy.

Example Sentences

"A party of natives in Tierra del Fuego endeavoured to explain to us that their friend, the captain of a sealing vessel, was out of spirits, by pulling down their cheeks with both hands, so as to make their faces as long as possible."

Phrases

out of sorts

Frequently Paired Words

out of sorts

Questions

What does out of spirits mean?: Feeling discouraged or melancholy.

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