animal spirits
Instinctive market optimism
Animal spirits refers to natural exuberance, vitality, or instinctive optimism—the energy that drives action before rational calculation kicks in.
The phrase comes from an old theory that a subtle fluid animated the body.
In economics, Keynes used it to describe the confidence or pessimism that influences business decisions beyond what data alone would justify: The market rally was driven more by animal spirits than fundamentals.
Power to do work
- vigorActive physical strength
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
liveliness · zest · verve · ebullience · buoyancy · effervescence · pep · brio
Expecting market gains
- bearishExpecting market decline
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
Keynes · investment · market · boom · crash · recession · inflation · bubble
First in origin
- impulseSudden urge to act
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- urgeStrong inner drive
drive · passion · spontaneity · wildness · irrationality · visceral · unrestrained · raw
energy
Power to do work
- vigorActive physical strength
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
vivacity · liveliness · zest · verve · ebullience · buoyancy · effervescence · pep · brio · sparkle
bullish
Expecting market gains
- bearishExpecting market decline
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
Keynes · speculation · investment · market · boom · crash · recession · inflation · bubble · irrational
primal
First in origin
- impulseSudden urge to act
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
urge · drive · passion · spontaneity · wildness · irrationality · visceral · unrestrained · raw · primitive
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism
- Aboriginal artdot painting, Dreamtime, rock art, ochre, songlines
- African folkloreAnansi, folktales, ancestors, spirits, trickster stories
- African MythologyAnansi, Legba, ancestor spirits, sky gods, thunder gods
- animal folklorebeast fables, folklore creatures, mythical creatures, legendary beasts, mythic beasts
animal spiritslethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
listlessness · torpor · dejection · despondency · apathy
spirit, animal, animals, animated, animation, animate, animating, inanimate, animator