animal spirits (English, noun)
expansion: animal spirits pl (plural only)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The theorized ‘spirits’ or physiological principles which allowed for sensation and voluntary movement.
tags: historical
plural
plural-only
glosses: Liveliness, vivacity, a happy tendency to action.
tags: plural
plural-only
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles.
tags: plural
plural-only
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