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esprit fort

esprit fort noun: a person of strong character.

Noun

esprit fort (plural esprits forts)

  1. A person of strong character.
    • And, upon the same principle, we think, if Sir Henry had consumed his liquids like an Irish gentleman, his son would have been an esprit fort.1831, Fraser's Magazine, volume 4, page 107

Forms of esprit fort

pluralesprits forts

Origin of esprit fort

From French esprit fort.

Questions about esprit fort

What does esprit fort mean?
Esprit fort means a person of strong character.
What part of speech is esprit fort?
Esprit fort is a noun.
What is the plural of esprit fort?
The plural of esprit fort is esprits forts.

Words near esprit fort in the dictionary

  1. esprise
  2. esprit
  3. esprit d'escalier
  4. esprit de corps
  5. esprit de l'escalier
  6. esprit fort
  7. ESPs
  8. espundia
  9. espy
  10. espyest
  11. espyeth

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