esprit
See also: Esprit
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
esprit (uncountable)
- Spirit, enthusiasm.
- A wit.
- Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.
Related terms
Translations
spirit, enthusiasm
wit
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liveliness, or active mind and spirit
References
- “esprit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Czech
Noun
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French
Etymology
From Middle French esperit, from Old French, borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts.
Pronunciation
Noun
esprit m (plural esprits)
- immaterial or incorporeal substance
- disembodied mind
- mind (in the wide sense)
- mind (as principle of thought)
- specific mind aptitude
- high mind aptitude
- deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense)
- (metonymically) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
- (old) volatile fluid ; (in particular) alcohol
Descendants
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Anagrams
Further reading
- “esprit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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