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Play written by Noël Coward
Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward, described by the author as "an improbable farce in three acts". The play concerns the socialite and novelist
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Film by David Lean
Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British supernatural black comedy film directed by David Lean. The screenplay by Lean, cinematographer Ronald Neame and associate
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2020 film by Edward Hall
Blithe Spirit is a 2020 British supernatural comedy film set in the late 1930s, directed by Edward Hall in his feature film debut, and starring Dan Stevens
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Topics referred to by the same term
Blithe Spirit may refer to: Blithe Spirit (play), a 1941 comic play written by Noël Coward Blithe Spirit (1945 film), a British comedy film based on the
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"Blithe Spirit" is a 1956 television play version of the play of the same name by Noël Coward. Coward directed and starred in the adaptation. It aired
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Elliott (UK, 2008, based on the play of the same name) Blithe Spirit, directed by Edward Hall (UK, 2020, based on the play of the same name) Source: Mander
Noël Coward on stage and screen
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English film actress
Vachnadze, with Frank Thring as Azdac (Melbourne Theatre Company, 1970) Blithe Spirit (play) - Ruth (Thorndike Theatre, 1979) Saratoga - Virginia Vanderpool
Joanna_McCallum
1820 poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley
heard." The 1941 comic play Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward takes its title from the opening line: "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! / Bird thou never wert"
To_a_Skylark
English actress, writer (born 1979)
professional debut in the touring and subsequent West End production of Blithe Spirit, playing the Maid and understudying Elvira. Her other theatre credits include
Michelle_Terry
1964 British TV drama anthology series
productions of his plays, Blithe Spirit, Design for Living, The Vortex, and Present Laughter. The series was part of the Itelevision play of the Week anthology
A_Choice_of_Coward
American stage actress
Cleaning Lady (2025), and productions of Wonder of the World (2006) and Blithe Spirit (2009) which she received the Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award, Theatre
Susan_Louise_O'Connor
English actress (1892–1972)
following the Second World War in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. In 1948 she was
Margaret_Rutherford
American actress and singer (born 1953)
appeared as Elvira in the 2009 Broadway revival of the Noël Coward comedy Blithe Spirit. She appeared in the musical War Paint, which premiered at the Goodman
Christine_Ebersole
British actress (born 1953)
credits include London productions of the Noël Coward plays Present Laughter (1981), Blithe Spirit (1997), and Hay Fever (2006). Her radio/audio credits
Belinda_Lang
English playwright, composer, actor (1899–1973)
Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Present Laughter, and Blithe Spirit, have remained in the regular theatre repertoire. He composed hundreds
Noël_Coward
Spanish-British actress (born 1989)
career acting on the London stage acting in a revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit (2014). She went on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
Patsy_Ferran
American heiress and designer (1933–2025)
at 92". The New York Times. August 11, 2025. "Christophe de Menil: Blithe Spirit". W Magazine. March 1, 2010. "THE DE MENIL FAMILY: THE MEDICI OF MODERN
Christophe_de_Menil
German actor (1923–2017)
3 November 2024. "'Blithe Spirit' Played at Deal". Asbury Park Press. 12 August 1948. p. 21. Retrieved 11 November 2024. "To Play Lead In 'Claudia' On
Gordon_Sterne
British actor (born 2004)
Theatre, and has appeared in productions of Machinal, Crazy for You and Blithe Spirit. In 2023, he signed with talent agency WME. Conti made his onscreen
Arthur_Conti
British actress (born 1981)
Crabbe) Blithe Spirit – Gielgud Theatre, March 2014 (playing Elvira) Breeders by Ben Ockrent – St James Theatre, September 2014 Blithe Spirit – Ahmanson
Jemima_Rooper
American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966)
extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of successful
Clifton_Webb
English actress (born 1943)
English stage, film and television actress. On stage, she appeared in Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati and The Sea (2008) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Marcia_Warren
English actress (born 1992)
playing Islene in the Sky Atlantic series Britannia. Cooke made her feature film debut in the 2020 comedy Blithe Spirit. That same year, she played Kimberley
Callie_Cooke
American novelist
protege. She appeared in Blithe Spirit (play), Arsenic and Old Lace, The Heiress, The Respectful Prostitute, and other plays, both on Broadway and on
Martha_Rofheart
American actress (born 1954)
Ephron. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit. In 2010, Rush was regular cast member in the short-lived Comedy Central
Deborah_Rush
Australian actress
numerous theatre productions. Holland appeared in Sydney Theatre Company's Blithe Spirit in 2022. Bessie Holland on IMDb Janice Somosot (19 April 2017). "'Wentworth'
Bessie_Holland
American actor and playwright (1939–2001)
With SPT, he directed and starred in various productions including Blithe Spirit, Harvey, California Suite, Crimes of the Heart, and The Lion in Winter
Jason_Miller_(playwright)
American actress (1943–2026)
We, Comrades Three, The Wild Duck, The Cherry Orchard, The Show-Off, Blithe Spirit, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Little Foxes, The Deep Blue Sea, Amy's
Jennifer_Harmon
New Zealand-born American actress (1915–1999)
Gisborne, New Zealand, and studied drama in London. She played Edith in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit on Broadway from 1941 to 1943. Other Broadway shows included
Doreen_Lang
English actor (1929–2025)
Affair, Suddenly at Home and Baggage. He directed many plays, amongst them a production of Blithe Spirit in Hebrew at the Israeli National Theatre. Harper
Gerald_Harper
English actress (1916–2004)
nights under the umbrella title of Play Parade, before playing Elvira in the West End presentation of Blithe Spirit at the Duchess Theatre in 1943. During
Judy_Campbell
British actress (born 1947)
Dimension: Lady Faustus". BBC. "Production of Blithe Spirit". Theatricalia. "Production of Blithe Spirit". Theatricalia. "Production of Temptation". Theatricalia
Rula_Lenska
British-American actress (born 1959)
she starred as Ruth Condomine in a Broadway revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, which co-starred Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole, and Angela Lansbury
Jayne_Atkinson
launched the New Works Now series with a commitment to the creation of new plays and musicals for the American theater. The program has since launched works
Northern_Stage
British actress (born 1946)
widely positive reviews. In 2010 Steadman played Madame Arcati in a revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. In 2014 Steadman appeared as Madame Raquin
Alison_Steadman
British actress (born 1978)
stage, Jones has appeared in productions of A Few Good Men (2005), Blithe Spirit (2009), Top Girls (2011), Beautiful Thing (2013), Orlando (2014), and
Suranne_Jones
English actor (1935–2016)
Wilde Blithe Spirit (2013) by Noël Coward Tony Awards 1971 Best Leading Actor in Play – The School for Wives (winner) 1992 Best Leading Actor in Play – Two
Brian_Bedford
American theatre award for Broadway actresses
from Twentieth Century and On the Twentieth Century Madame Arcati from Blithe Spirit and High Spirits Anna Christopherson from Anna Christie and New Girl
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play
American actor and comedian (1949–2000)
the young apprentices by throwing knives into trees. He performed in Blithe Spirit, Boeing 707 and an original musical, Fire on the Mountain. He once jokingly
Jim_Varney
British film producer and baronet (1904–2003)
producer and screenwriter whose credits included This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet
Anthony_Havelock-Allan
English actor (born 1969)
stage as a gingerbread man in a play of Hansel and Gretel. Edwards' first professional theatre engagement was in Blithe Spirit at age 24. Since then he has
Charles_Edwards_(actor)
Short comic play by Noël Coward
Hoare makes brief mention of Weatherwise noting it as a precursor to Blithe Spirit in showing the author's fascination with spiritualism. Hoare, pp. 85
Weatherwise_(play)
English actor (born 1959)
received positive critical reviews; he performed in a Noël Coward play Blithe Spirit, starring alongside Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole and Jayne
Rupert_Everett
English actor (1908–1990)
was shot in London during the Blitz, his roles since then included Blithe Spirit (1945), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Rex_Harrison
Cuban actor and singer
immigrated to Miami to extend his career by doing numerous popular plays like Blithe Spirit, La Cage Aux Folles, The Rose Tattoo and many others. Díez also
Emiliano_Díez
English actress (1898–1993)
1942 she rejoined Coward to tour in his three newest plays, This Happy Breed as Sylvia, Blithe Spirit as Ruth, and Present Laughter as Liz – a character
Joyce_Carey
American actress (1892–1978)
Algonquin Round Table. In 1941, she starred in the New York premiere of Blithe Spirit as Ruth Condomine, whose husband is tormented by the ghost of his deceased
Peggy_Wood
1964 musical
lyrics, and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, based on the play Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward, about a man coping with the ghost of his dead wife
High_Spirits_(musical)
American actress (1934–2016)
of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. In 1966, Grimes starred in her own ABC television series, The Tammy Grimes Show, in which she played a modern-day heiress
Tammy_Grimes
British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022)
returned to Broadway playing Madame Arcati in the revival of Blithe Spirit (2009), winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She was Tony-nominated
Angela_Lansbury
Indian playwright and director
playwright and theatre director. He has directed and produced plays such as Blithe Spirit, Ali Baba 40 Chor, Matilda, Superlosers, Horn Not Ok Please,
Taher_Ali_Baig
American TV anthology series
andother had an ending that was "in truly abominable taste." After "Blithe Spirit" was broadcast, Time magazine said, "Viewers last week were treated
Ford_Star_Jubilee
English actor (born 1958)
Iron Lady, Wilde, the Norman Conquests, She Stoops to Conquer and Blithe Spirit. Kermode was born in Nelson, Lancashire, he attended Abingdon School
Robin_Kermode
Australian actress (1930–2026)
January 2026. "And So To Bedlam / Blithe Spirit" – via NLA. "Prisoner: the Stage Play". oocities.org. "Governor's play for love". TV Tonight. 16 November
Patsy_King
French actress (1907–1996)
together in the play Liliom in New Haven, Connecticut. While Power was away during his war service, Annabella appeared in Blithe Spirit in Chicago. On
Annabella_(actress)
American actress and theatre director (born 1951)
in 2013. Other Broadway theatre credits include Piaf, Bedroom Farce, Blithe Spirit, Voices in the Dark, and Follies. She portrayed Amanda in The Glass
Judith_Ivey
American actress
lyrics, and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, based on the play Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward. 42nd Street Moon's production was staged at the Eureka
Megan_Cavanagh_(actress)
1925 song written and composed by Irving Berlin
But Always. The song is an important plot element in Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit. It also features in the 1944 film Christmas Holiday, in which it
Always_(Irving_Berlin_song)
English actress (1940–2026)
Lorraine in Noël Coward's Star Quality, while in 2004 she played Madame Arcati in Coward's Blithe Spirit at the Savoy Theatre. In 2004, Keith starred in the
Penelope_Keith
Play written by Noël Coward
audiences expected the escapism of his late war films, Brief Encounter and Blithe Spirit … he had not delivered the goods. A 2014 article in the magazine Houstonia
Peace_in_Our_Time_(play)
British-born Australian television presenter (1935–2022)
from 1970 until 1995, including Blithe Spirit and a stage show of Play School. Hamblin also toured in the stage play Crown Matrimonial as King Edward
John_Hamblin
Welsh actress (1927–1980)
She was nominated for the 1974 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the plays Chemin de Fer and The Visit, and won a Drama Desk Award in 1976 for
Rachel_Roberts_(actress)
American theatre director (1899–1961)
1939. Wilson's first project as a director was another Coward work, Blithe Spirit, in 1941. 1952: The Deep Blue Sea (Producer) 1951: Make a Wish (Director)
John_C._Wilson
2012 stop-motion animated film
Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Animated Film. In the small town of Blithe Hollow, Massachusetts, Norman Babcock is an 11-year-old outcast who speaks
ParaNorman
American actress (1942–1999)
nomination for the revival of the play Born Yesterday in 1989, before winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the comedy The Sisters Rosensweig
Madeline_Kahn
Comic play by Noël Coward
he also used in various forms in Present Laughter, Private Lives and Blithe Spirit. Hay Fever opened at the Ambassadors Theatre on 8 June 1925, directed
Hay_Fever_(play)
plans were not realised. The play foreshadows Coward's treatment of the theme of ghosts in his 1940 play, Blithe Spirit. The middle scenes of Post-Mortem
Post-Mortem_(Coward_play)
South African actor (1937–2018)
Broadway revivals of Hay Fever (1985), Arsenic and Old Lace (1986), Blithe Spirit (1987), and The Show Off (1992). In 1998, he received the Lucille Lortel
Brian_Murray_(actor)
American actor, producer (b. 1956)
2015, he said in an interview that he saw her steal the show in the play, Blithe Spirit, at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, California, at the age of
Louis_Herthum
English entertainer (born 1967)
to Play Cadogan Hall". Playbill. Retrieved 7 July 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Gray, Christopher."'Blithe Spirit':
Ruthie_Henshall
English filmmaker and editor (1908–1991)
later adapted several of Coward's plays into successful films. These films are This Happy Breed (1944), Blithe Spirit (1945) and Brief Encounter (1945)
David_Lean
English actress (born 1951)
Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, Summerfolk, and Blithe Spirit. Her early TV career highlights include appearances on Emmerdale Farm
Louise_Jameson
English actress (1939–2014)
of The Merchant of Venice. Her other stage roles included Elvira in Blithe Spirit (1974), Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew (1978 and 1982), Lady Macbeth
Kate_O'Mara
American actress and singer
appeared in an Australian production of the play Forty Carats and in High Spirits, the musical version of Blithe Spirit, in London's West End in 1964. She also
Marti_Stevens_(actress)
American actress (1927–2011)
steadily in regional theatre in such plays as The Seagull, Pygmalion, Our Town, Arms and the Man, and Blithe Spirit. She received training at Pittsburgh
Sada_Thompson
British comedian and presenter (born 1974)
Lucky 13. In 2020, Ray starred as Mandeep Singh in supernatural comedy Blithe Spirit, alongside Dame Judi Dench, Isla Fischer, Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann and
Adil_Ray
Canadian actress
and an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award winner for her performance in Blithe Spirit. Her appearances at the Shaw Festival have included productions of Drama
Corrine_Koslo
British actress (born 1967)
South Africa. From November 2010, Norris played Ruth Condomine in a national tour of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit. She starred opposite her Cold Feet co-star
Hermione_Norris
Awards administered by Theatre Nova Scotia
Lighting, Set Design, Costume Design, Sound Design, Music, and Outstanding New Play by a Nova Scotian Playwright. Special awards are given for Technician, Stage
Robert_Merritt_Awards
Australian humanist
demonstrated talent as a singer and actor - appearing in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit (play) in 1953. He represented the State several times in the University
David_Tribe
American actress and singer
England: Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-521-66769-2. "Blithe Spirit". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. June 24, 1983. p. 29
Amy_Irving
American actress (1924–1987)
(1974), Mother Miriam Ruth in Agnes of God (1982), and Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit (1987). For her prolific work on stage she was inducted into the American
Geraldine_Page
British actress
farewell to Angela Lansbury, marking the end of the run of Blithe Spirit in London. The Blithe Spirit company performed songs by Noël Coward, a charity auction
Janie_Dee
German-born, London-based costume and set designer (born 1951)
Dance, and was nominated for the 2026 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play for Oedipus. In 1984, Bechtler married the actor Bill Paterson. They have
Hildegard_Bechtler
Welsh actress (1918–1983)
associated with comedy, in which she played in a wide range of roles, including Madame Arcati and later Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Mrs Levi in The Matchmaker, Mrs
Jessie_Evans_(actress)
British actor
Study in Scarlet, Jack Favell in Rebecca, and Charles Condomine in Blithe Spirit. Boyde has also delivered numerous voice-overs for radio and television
William_Boyde
English actress (1906–1998)
in episode 2 of the drama series ScreenPlay. Hickson's stage career included roles in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, the musical The Card (1975), adapted
Joan_Hickson
Street (1979), and one for Best Featured Actress in a Play for playing Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit (2009). She was Tony-nominated for her roles in Deuce
List of awards and nominations received by Angela Lansbury
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Angela_Lansbury
English actress (born 1985)
was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, but lost to Angela Lansbury for Blithe Spirit. Her breakthrough came when, at 24, she was cast in her first leading
Carey_Mulligan
English composer (1904–1977)
his finest film score for David Lean's adaptation of Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit. An unsigned contemporary review called Addinsell "without doubt one
Richard_Addinsell
British director
Juan by Molière translated by Simon Nye, Theatre Royal, Bath, 2004 Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward, Theatre Royal, Bath & Savoy Theatre, 2004 Tejas Verdes
Thea_Sharrock
English actor (born 1953)
Drama, The Magnificent Andrea". BBC. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit". BBC. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Edmund Gosse - Father and Son, Episode 1"
Roger_Allam
British actor
Perry Lascoe in Waiting in the Wings (1999). In 2009, Jones appeared in Blithe Spirit, as Dr. Bradman, supported by Angela Lansbury and Rupert Everett; and
Simon_Jones_(actor)
British actress (1883–1984)
the new medium of television, starring in a television production of Blithe Spirit in 1946. During the 1950s, she appeared more frequently in television
Estelle_Winwood
American football player (born 1953)
Idaho. p. 11. Litsky, Frank (January 16, 1981). "Giammona: Eagles' Blithe Spirit (Published 1981)" – via NYTimes.com. JAMES, MARTY. "Utah State welcomes
Louie_Giammona
Play by Noël Coward
works had failed to match the success of his earlier productions. His Blithe Spirit (1941) had run for nearly 2,000 performances in London, but his revue
South_Sea_Bubble_(play)
Mexican actress
del alba (Alejandro Casona) Bodas de Sangre (Federico García Lorca) Blithe Spirit (Noël Coward) Las tres hermanas (Anton Chekhov) El retablo jovial (Alejandro
Maya_Mishalska
Annual award for London theatre
her role as Madame Arcati in the revival of Noël Coward's comedy play Blithe Spirit in 2015. The following year Judi Dench won at the age of the age of
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Laurence_Olivier_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Supporting_Role
British actress (1908–1965)
Arcati in the original production of Coward's Blithe Spirit during its record-breaking London run, and played the part on tour, with the author as Charles
Beryl_Measor
English actress (1909–1980)
Her most famous role was that of Elvira in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, which she played in the original stage production. She reprised her role in
Kay_Hammond
BLITHE SPIRIT-PLAY
BLITHE SPIRIT-PLAY
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Cheerful; Form of Blythe; Joyous; Happy; Carefree
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, British, Christian, English, Indian
Cheerful; Happy; Carefree; Free Spirit
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Faith, FAITHE means "faith."Â
Girl/Female
English
Cheerful.
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, "spirit," from Latin spiritus, SPIRIT means "breath."
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Free Spirit
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Edith, EDITHE means "rich battle."
Male
Greek
(ΣπÏÏο) Variant spelling of Greek Spyro, SPIRO means "spirit."
Female
Scandinavian
Pet form of Scandinavian Birgitta, BIRTHE means "exalted one."
Male
English
Old English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from the word blīðe, BLYTHE means "cheerful, happy."
Female
Esperanto
Esperanto name SPIRITA means "witty."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a cheerful person, from Old English blīðe ‘merry’, ‘cheerful’.English and Scottish : habitational name from any of several places called Blyth or Blythe, especially Blyth in Northumberland, named for the rivers on which they stand. The river name is from Old English blīðe ‘gentle’, ‘pleasant’.
Female
French
French form of German Bertha, BERTHE means "bright."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Blythe.Irish : Americanized form of the Connacht name Ó Blighe ‘descendant of Blighe’, a personal name probably derived from the Old Norse byname BlÃgr (from blÃgja ‘to gaze’).Cornish : nickname from Cornish blyth ‘wolf’. Compare Blethen.
Female
English
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, "spirit," from Latin spiritus, "breath," from PIE (s)peis "to blow." Both blow ("to move air") and blow ("blossom") ultimately derive from proto-Germanic *blæ, from PIE *bhle, SPIRIT means "to bloom, to blow up, swell, thrive."
Boy/Male
English
Happy; merry.
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, French, Greek
Round Basket; Spirit
Girl/Female
British, English
Short Form of Alitha
Male
Greek
(ΣπÏÏος) Variant spelling of Greek Spyros, SPIROS means "spirit."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Spire 1.
BLITHE SPIRIT-PLAY
BLITHE SPIRIT-PLAY
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Biblical
The son; an earthen pot.
Boy/Male
Indian
Dawn, Early morning, Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Greek
Guardian spirit.
Boy/Male
Indian
Clear
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
English (now found chiefly in Ireland)
English (now found chiefly in Ireland) : occupational name from Anglo-Norman French cordewaner ‘cordwainer’, ‘shoemaker’.English (now found chiefly in Ireland) : from an agent derivative of Old French cordon ‘ribbon’, hence an occupational name for a maker or seller of cord or ribbon.English (now found chiefly in Ireland) : occupational name for a worker in fine Spanish kid leather, from an agent derivative of Old French cordoan (see Cordon 2).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ram Kumar | ராமகà¯à®®à®¾à®°Â
Lord Rama
Boy/Male
Armenian, Australian, Hebrew, Jewish, Swahili
Lofty; Exalted; High Mountain; Biblically; Aaron; Moshea's Elder Brother
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Hindu
Facility
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a.
Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit.
a.
Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.
a.
Full of spirit; spirited.
a.
Shooting up in a spire or spires.
n.
One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
v. t.
To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.
v. t.
To distill or infuse the spirit of.
a.
Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets.
adv.
In a blithe manner.
a.
Animated or possessed by a spirit.
n.
Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits.
n.
Spirit.
a.
Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
n.
Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol, the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.
imp. & p. p.
of Spirit
v. t. & i.
To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
v. t.
To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or off.
a.
Having a spire; being in the form of a spire; as, a spired steeple.
n.
A genus of herbs (Blitum) with a fleshy calyx. Blitum capitatum is the strawberry blite.