party spirit
/ˌpɑɹti ˈspɪɹɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The feeling of common purpose and togetherness experienced or shown by members or supporters of a group, especially a political party, sometimes accompanied by unreasonable animosity towards members or supporters of other groups.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "'Americans always have such a lot of misdirected party spirit,' said Gosling. 'One came to a party I have two years ago and drank so much that he died soon after.'"
- "[...] [Denis Parsons] Burkitt would enter the party spirit and spare no pains to entertain the guests. As soon as he could get away, he would proceed on his rounds, accompanied by his wife and his son."
- "None of them were particularly in the party spirit, and no one had attempted to speak once the band on the other side of the room had begun playing."
- "Fifty or sixty people were already holding drinks and getting absorbed in the party spirit when Sonia walked hand in hand with Joel to the center bar."
- "Well, I know that dampens your party spirit, but I knew you'd want to know. Let's have a beer in tribute to the guy."
- "In the mean while, We will obſerve that beſides the Paſſion and Party Spirit, which poſſeſſ almoſt all Thoſe, who write on this Subject, there is a Diſtinction, which ſhould be conſtantly made in Caſes of this Nature, and which They never make, or never make exactly enough. They compare the Proceedings, without comparing the Situations."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpɑɹti ˈspɪɹɪt/
- British English: /ˌpɑːti ˈspɪɹɪt/