See also: Esprit

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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esprit (uncountable)

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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French esprit.

Noun

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esprit m inan

  1. esprit

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

French

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Etymology

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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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Descendants

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

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Occitan

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Noun

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esprit m (plural esprits) (Limousin)

  1. Misspelling of esperit.