See also: Esprit

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Etymology edit

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

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  • IPA(key): /ɛs.ˈpɹiː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

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esprit (uncountable)

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

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French esprit.

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esprit m inan

  1. esprit

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  • esprit in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • esprit in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Etymology edit

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

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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. (metonymically) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
  9. (old) volatile fluid ; (in particular) alcohol

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

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esprit m (plural esprits) (Limousin)

  1. Misspelling of esperit.