esprit

[US]/es'priː/
[UK]/ɛˈspri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (French) spirit; wit; cleverness
Word Forms
Third Person Singularesprits
Pluralesprits

Phrases & Collocations

esprit de corps

esprit d'escalier

esprit de l'escalier

Example Sentences

the esprit of an orchestra;

the esprit de corps of a football team.

As a bel esprit he despised pedantry whether in a man or in a bluestocking.

Mr Carboni characterises the city's attitude, in his catalogue essay, as “an almost perfect balance of religious esprit, chameleonic diplomacy and an unsentimentally practical mercantile system.

A novel ESPRIT based two-dimensional direction of arrival (DOA) estimation (azimuth and elevation angle estimation) algorithm for S-CDMA system with decorrelator is presented.

a group with great esprit

she has an esprit that is contagious

the team showed great esprit during the competition

his esprit adds joy to the workplace

esprit de l'escalier moment

a workplace with a strong esprit de corps

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