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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.ˈpɹiː/
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
liveliness, or active mind and spirit
References
- “esprit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, pierst, priest, re-tips, respit, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, tripes
Czech
Etymology
Noun
esprit m inan
Declension
Further reading
- “esprit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “esprit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
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)
- (metonymically) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
- (old) volatile fluid ; (in particular) 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 doux
- esprit d’équipe
- esprit d’escalier
- 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.
Anagrams
Occitan
Noun
esprit m (plural esprits) (Limousin)
- Misspelling of esperit.
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