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Etymology

Borrowed from French esprit (spirit). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree.

Pronunciation

Noun

esprit (uncountable)

  1. Spirit, enthusiasm.
  2. A wit.
  3. Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French esprit.

Pronunciation

Noun

esprit m inan

  1. esprit

Declension

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French esperit, from Old French, borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.pʁi/
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Noun

esprit m (plural esprits)

  1. immaterial or incorporeal substance
  2. disembodied mind
  3. mind (in the wide sense)
  4. mind (as principle of thought)
  5. specific mind aptitude
  6. high mind aptitude
  7. deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense)
  8. (metonymic) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
  9. (archaic) volatile fluid, especially alcohol

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: esprit
  • English: esprit
  • Polish: spryt
  • Turkish: espri (humor, joke)

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Occitan

Noun

esprit m (plural esprits) (Limousin)

  1. misspelling of esperit

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