esprit de corps
UK/ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː//ɛˌspɹi də ˈkɔɹ/
esprit de corps noun: a shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
Noun
esprit de corps (uncountable)
- A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
- “Well done, sister! I honour your esprit du corps^([sic]). When I am a wife, I mean to be just as staunch myself; and I wish my friends in general would be so too. It would save me many a heartache.”1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter V, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 94
- Always happening like that. The very moment. Girl in Eustace street hallway Monday was it settling her garter. Her friend covering the display of. Esprit de corps. Well, what are you gaping at?1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 5: Lotus Eaters]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 71
- Synonyms:
- morale, team spirit, spirit
esprit de corps meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
esprit de corps in Tamil
- குழுமதிப்புணர்ச்சி
esprit de corps in Malay
- shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit
- esprit de corps
esprit de corps in Indonesian
- shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion — see also team spirit
- jiwa korsa, esprit de corps
Synonyms of esprit de corps
Origin of esprit de corps
Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”).
Questions about esprit de corps
- What does esprit de corps mean?
- Esprit de corps means a shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
- What is esprit de corps in Tamil?
- Esprit de corps in Tamil is குழுமதிப்புணர்ச்சி. See Esprit de corps meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is esprit de corps?
- Esprit de corps is a noun.
- How do you pronounce esprit de corps?
- Esprit de corps is pronounced /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/ (UK).
Words near esprit de corps in the dictionary
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