English Explanatory Dictionary

esprit de corps

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.

Pronunciation

/ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/ /ɛsˌpɹiː də ˈkɔː/ /ɛˌspɹi də ˈkɔɹ/ /ɛsˌpɹi də ˈkɔɹ/ en-us-esprit de corps.ogg

Word forms

esprit de corps

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”).

Synonyms

morale team spirit
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary