animal spirits

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1)  The theorized ‘spirits’ or physiological principles which allowed for sensation and voluntary movement.
 * 2) Liveliness, vivacity, a happy tendency to action.
 * 3)  After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles.
 * 1) Liveliness, vivacity, a happy tendency to action.
 * 2)  After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles.
 * 1)  After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles.
 * 1)  After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles.
 * 1)  After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles.