Schöngeist

== German == === Etymology === Calque of French bel esprit, schön +‎ Geist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃøːnˌɡaɪ̯st/ === Noun === Schöngeist m (strong, genitive Schöngeistes or Schöngeists, plural Schöngeister) (sometimes derogatory) aesthete, belletrist (someone who cultivates a high sensitivity to beauty, particularly in the arts) Synonym: Belletrist ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== schöngeistig (adjective) Schöngeisterei (noun) === Further reading === “Schöngeist”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Schöngeist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Schöngeist” in Duden online “Schöngeist” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Schöngeist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de