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Synonyms for esprit

Grammar : Noun
Spell : e-spree
Phonetic Transcription : ɛˈspri

Définition of esprit

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Middle French esprit "spirit, mind," from Old French espirit, from Latin spiritus "spirit" (see spirit).
  • For initial e-, see especial. Esprit de corps first recorded 1780. French also has the excellent phrase esprit de l'escalier, literally "spirit of the staircase," defined in OED as, "a retort or remark that occurs to a person after the opportunity to make it has passed." It also has espirit fort, a "strong-minded" person, one independent of current prejudices, especially a freethinker in religion.
  • noun spirit
Example sentences :
  • Esprit de classe—if one may coin the phrase—was strong in Mrs. Munt.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Esprit enough for a dozen reviewers and fifty fashionable novelists.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • That would have to come first: the Esprit de Corps of the Poor.
  • Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • That is "esprit de corp." We had a pretty good time in this village.
  • Extract from : « Over the top with the 25th » by R. Lewis
  • Her Ladyship, for an esprit fort, is the greatest coward that I ever saw.
  • Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan
  • There's no satiety In your society With the variety Of your esprit.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various
  • There is a superabundance of sentiment, some affectation, and plenty of esprit.
  • Extract from : « The Women of the French Salons » by Amelia Gere Mason
  • It had little in common with the famous centers of conversation and esprit.
  • Extract from : « The Women of the French Salons » by Amelia Gere Mason
  • Mme. de Genlis tells us that she has a great deal of esprit.
  • Extract from : « The Women of the French Salons » by Amelia Gere Mason
  • There was a certain satisfaction—an esprit de diablerie—which amused her.
  • Extract from : « The Cricket » by Marjorie Cooke

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