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Bel-esprit

Bel-esprit Meaning & Definition
Bel-esprit Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bel-esprit?

[n] a witty or clever person with a fine mind

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See Also | intellect | intellectual

Bel-esprit In Webster's Dictionary

\Bel"-es*prit"\, n.; pl. {Beaux}{-esprits}. [F., fine wit.] A fine genius, or man of wit. ``A man of letters and a bel esprit.'' --W. Irving.

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