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esprit

/ɛsˈpɹiː/

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Where it comes from

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

noun

uncountable Spirit, enthusiasm.
uncountable A wit.
uncountable Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.

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noun spirit, enthusiasm

Deutsch	Esprit
Română	spirit
Русский	дух dux, энтузиа́зм entuziázm

noun liveliness, or active mind and spirit

Deutsch	Esprit
Русский	жи́вость žívostʹ

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@misc{esprit_2026,
  title = {esprit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esprit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}