BEL ESPRIT - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

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

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	See Also:	intellect, intellectual

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.