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BEL ESPRIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bel esprit mean?
• BEL ESPRIT (noun)
The noun BEL ESPRIT has 1 sense:
1. a witty or clever person with a fine mind
Familiarity information: BEL ESPRIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A witty or clever person with a fine mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bel esprit" is a kind of...):
intellect; intellectual (a person who uses the mind creatively)
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