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esprit
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See also: Esprit
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛsˈpɹiː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Noun
esprit (uncountable)
- Spirit, enthusiasm.
- A wit.
- Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.
Related terms
Translations
spirit, enthusiasm
wit
References
- “esprit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
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Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
esprit m inan
Declension
Declension of esprit (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “esprit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “esprit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
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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
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)
- (metonymic) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
- (archaic) volatile fluid, especially alcohol
Derived terms
- avoir l'esprit ailleurs
- avoir l'esprit mal tourné
- bel esprit
- calmer les esprits
- esprit chagrin
- esprit combattant
- esprit de clocher
- esprit de contradiction
- esprit de corps
- esprit de l'escalier
- esprit de suite
- esprit d'équipe
- esprit d'escalier
- esprit doux
- esprit fort
- esprit frappeur
- esprit pyroacétique
- esprit rude
- état d'esprit
- étroit d'esprit
- faible d'esprit
- faire de l'esprit
- garder à l'esprit
- large d'esprit
- les grands esprits se rencontrent
- marquer les esprits
- mot d'esprit
- ouvert d'esprit
- ouverture d'esprit
- perdre l'esprit
- présence d'esprit
- reprendre ses esprits
- simple d'esprit
- trait d'esprit
- tranquillité d'esprit
- traverser l'esprit
- venir à l'esprit
- vue de l'esprit
Descendants
Further reading
- “esprit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Occitan
Noun
esprit m (plural esprits) (Limousin)
- misspelling of esperit
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