esprit

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛsˈpɹiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === esprit (uncountable) Spirit, enthusiasm. A wit. Liveliness, or active mind and spirit. ==== Related terms ==== bel esprit esprit de corps l'esprit de l'escalier ==== Translations ==== === 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 === Borrowed from French esprit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛsprɪt] === Noun === esprit m inan esprit ==== 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 === IPA(key): /ɛs.pʁi/ === 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) (metonymic) human being, as possessing abilities of mind (archaic) volatile fluid, especially alcohol ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: esprit → English: esprit → Polish: spryt → Turkish: espri (“humor, joke”) === Further reading === “esprit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pétris, pister, prîtes, tripes == Occitan == === Noun === esprit m (plural esprits) (Limousin) misspelling of esperit