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driving spirit

driving spirit noun: the power, initiator or enthusiast behind an accomplishment. The driving force.

Noun

driving spirit (plural driving spirits)

  1. The power, initiator or enthusiast behind an accomplishment. The driving force.
    • He was the driving spirit of the establishment.

Forms of driving spirit

pluraldriving spirits

Questions about driving spirit

What does driving spirit mean?
Driving spirit means the power, initiator or enthusiast behind an accomplishment. The driving force.
What part of speech is driving spirit?
Driving spirit is a noun.
What is the plural of driving spirit?
The plural of driving spirit is driving spirits.

Words near driving spirit in the dictionary

  1. driving someone to drink
  2. driving someone to the wall
  3. driving someone up the wall
  4. driving something down
  5. driving something into the ground
  6. driving spirit
  7. driving spirits
  8. driving stick
  9. driving test
  10. driving tests
  11. driving the porcelain bus

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