Esprit

//ɛsˈpɹiː// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Spirit, enthusiasm. uncountable
  2. 2
    liveliness of mind or spirit wordnet
  3. 3
    A wit. uncountable
  4. 4
    Liveliness, or active mind and spirit. uncountable

Etymology

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

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