Masculine
esprit
Meaning
- 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)
- human being, as possessing abilities of mind
- volatile fluid ; (in particular) alcohol
Concepts
will-power
analytical mind
creative thinker
disembodied spirit
emotional state
evil spirit
family feeling
shrewd man
main object
principal object
true aim
ancestral spirit
spirit up
spectre specter
class consciousness
hard drink
Synonyms
pouvoir de volonté
objectif principal
objet premier
doppelgänger
fantome
manière d’envisager
démarche axée sur...
soufle
esprit d’un défunt
état moral
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.pʁi/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French esperit, from Old French, borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts.
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