esprit
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Definition of esprit
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Synonyms & Antonyms for esprit
Synonyms
beans, bounce, brio, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip
Antonyms
lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity
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But Edin Dzeko Goal - AS Roma vs Barcelona 1-0 via https://t.co/GhO5giV09t https://t.co/j39rXfTUO7 -- esprit-foot (@esprit_foot) April 10, 2018 Pregame information: Barcelona beat Roma 4-1 at home in the first leg of the series. — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, "Roma ousts Barcelona in UEFA Champions League: Highlights, live updates recap," 10 Apr. 2018 Wait — months later, that’s her big comeback, her esprit d’escalier? — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Hillary Excuse No. 1,756: Trump Stood Too Close to Me," 28 Aug. 2017 Staff members lawyer up and develop protective moats around themselves, undermining the esprit de corps essential for doing a high-pressure job well, — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump White House might learn more from studying Whitewater than Watergate as Comey testifies," 8 June 2017 Mr. Trump seemed more at ease in Saudi Arabia, which is ruled by a hereditary royal family, than in Europe, where he was faced with the youthful esprit of leaders like France’s 39-year-old president, Emmanuel Macron. — Mark Landler And Michael D. Shear, New York Times, "Mild in Mideast, Trump Is All Elbows in a Europe Eager to Jab Back," 26 May 2017 Staff members lawyer up and develop protective moats around themselves, undermining the esprit de corps essential for doing a high-pressure job well. — Russell Riley, The Atlantic, "The Punishing Reality of White House Investigations," 22 May 2017 Now realtors are touting proximity to the Cyber Command as a selling point for houses, while local residents hope permanent placement will boost the local economy, and perhaps even infuse the town with high-tech esprit. — Kevin Poulsen, WIRED, "The Battle for the Cyber Command," 11 Feb. 2008 Snarky comments made about other unlikely alliances, however, often bespeak a callousness or a lack of esprit. — Henry Alford, New York Times, "Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall? The Fascination of Odd Couples," 1 Apr. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'esprit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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