SPIRITS

[plural] [noun]I've been in high/low spirits (= feeling happy/sad) lately.Her spirits rose (= She felt happier) as she read the letter.The negative reply dashed his spirits (= made him unhappy). -spirited [suffix]The children are rather high-spirited (= happy).low-spirited (= sad).This morning, some very public-spirited citizens are organizing a clean-up of the market area.