Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esprit fort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: es-prit -fort
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person of strong character.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From French esprit fort.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: esprit fort

Inflected Forms

esprits forts (plural)

Questions

What does esprit fort mean?: A person of strong character.
Where does esprit fort come from?: It is traced to French.

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