esprit Definition
es·prit (e sprē′)
noun
- spirit
- lively intelligence or wit
Etymology: Fr
esprit Synonyms
esprit Usage Examples
Converse of object
- develop: Carlson decided to relax the traditional methods of military discipline to develop greater esprit de corps.
- have: They were lucky enough to have esprit de corps, & to have Bligh like this only some of the time.
- foster: However inefficient such warrens may seem to economic planners, accountants and Big Science professors, they foster an almost mythic esprit de corps.
Adjective modifier
- particular: Social workers are definitely and only, State Employees, with a particular esprit de corps.
- own: The mortality rate of the Chindits was spectacular, but that bred its own unique esprit de corps among the survivors.
- more: The individual, he goes on, ' may have more esprit than many others, but he cannot surpass the popular spirit.
Modifies a noun
- holiday: Esprit Holidays - Winter work for British passport holders.
- people: Esprit People is committed to privacy for everyone who accesses the site.
- range: The esprit range offers all the essentials you need in a holiday home, at extremely good value.
Noun used with modifier
passenger: Including gospel choirs to in a. Soon fell in the passenger esprit the special events wild west shootouts.

