"esprit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛs.ˈpɹiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-esprit.wav
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|esprit||spirit}} French esprit (“spirit”), {{doublet|en|spirit|spiritus|spirytus|sprite|spright}} Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} esprit (uncountable)
  1. Spirit, enthusiasm. Tags: uncountable Translations (spirit, enthusiasm): дух (duh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), henki (Finnish), henkevyys (Finnish), Esprit [masculine] (German), spirit [neuter] (Romanian), дух (dux) [masculine] (Russian), энтузиа́зм (entuziázm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-esprit-en-noun-97ejfB2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 22 26 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 9 1 Disambiguation of 'spirit, enthusiasm': 87 1 11
  2. A wit. Tags: uncountable Translations (wit): ум (um) [masculine] (Bulgarian), интелигентност (inteligentnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), henkevyys (Finnish), älykkyys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-esprit-en-noun-mBBAZp-u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 22 26 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 9 1 Disambiguation of 'wit': 1 96 2
  3. Liveliness, or active mind and spirit. Tags: uncountable Translations (liveliness, or active mind and spirit): henkevyys (Finnish), eloisuus (Finnish), Esprit [masculine] (German), жи́вость (žívostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-esprit-en-noun-6Ib~-f1D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 22 26 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 9 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 24 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 24 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 27 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 24 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 25 47 Disambiguation of 'liveliness, or active mind and spirit': 11 4 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bel esprit, esprit de corps, l'esprit de l'escalier
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