Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esprit de l'escalier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: es-prit de l'escalier
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of l'esprit de l'escalier.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yet, she had outflanked him, taken him unawares, and he had fired not one shot. Esprit de l'escalier—it was as he went upstairs that he saw how he might yet have snatched from her, if not the victory, the palm."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does esprit de l'escalier mean?: Alternative form of l'esprit de l'escalier.

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