What's the difference between esprit and wit?

Esprit


Definition:

  • (n.) Spirit.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) One important result of the workshop was the warmth and the esprit de corps that was felt afterwards.
  • (2) The selection decisions that Southgate makes could potentially threaten the esprit de corps but the head coach is confident that a hitherto harmonious atmosphere will be maintained.
  • (3) While the contest has at times been rancorous, there is now a degree of bonhomie among the contenders – an esprit de corps that arises from having shared stages, green rooms and cars non-stop for nearly four months.
  • (4) The value of the program has been educational clarity, the development of a high esprit de corp among the faculty, student acceptance, and integration of psychiatry into the total medical school curriculum.
  • (5) There's a vague commitment to keeping London competitive as a financial centre, because that's in everyone's interest, but that's as close to esprit de corps as you get.” Hard Times interactive Interactive graphic : the divisive toll of the economic slump The esprit de corps of the old bowler-hatted public-school City of the 1960s and 70s has gone.
  • (6) Northanger Abbey is a jeu d'esprit, in which vivid girlish affection is turned to something deeper by a teasing lover, Henry Tilney.
  • (7) Investers in Lovefilm include European venture capital firms DFJ Esprit, Balderton Capital, Arts Alliance Media, and Index Ventures.
  • (8) One of eight vehicles used in the 10th official 007 movie, the Lotus Esprit is said to be fully functional in submarine mode, but cannot be driven on land.
  • (9) One of James Bond 's best-known cars, the white submersible Lotus Esprit that appeared in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me , has sold at auction for more than half a million pounds.
  • (10) The Lotus Esprit submarine car in 1977 James Bond film Spy Who Loved Me.
  • (11) Instead, they are limited to esprit de corps with their own kind.
  • (12) +33 450 344174, kitschinn.eu Thelmalives France Le Chalet du Pré St Esprit, Les Arcs This is the alpine restaurant you secretly dream of owning.
  • (13) A chairman can attempt to create an excellent esprit de corps by introducing a departmental philosophy that is perceived by the faculty to be supportive.
  • (14) Their World Cup win in 1990 – also against Argentina – got an airing on the big screens inside the Esprit Arena as well.
  • (15) There is a great esprit de corps about the World Service and a shared ethos among current and former staff based on the deeply held belief that we were all working to produce programmes for listeners, many of whom were deprived of the most basic information about the political, economic and social issues that decisively affected their lives.
  • (16) Descartes, in the Middle Ages, furthered this concept naming it "esprits animaux" or, in current language, the psychic and somatic activating principle.
  • (17) Implementation of the service chief system has been associated with development of faculty esprit de corps, standardized tracking of faculty performance, enhanced supervision and counseling of housestaff, and improved continuity of patient care.
  • (18) Working together on common problems at the hospital regenerated esprit de corps and served to remind individuals of their shared goals.
  • (19) The authors participated in the European multicenter investigation, ESPRIT, organized by the Wellcome Research Laboratories.
  • (20) I thought about it hard, but as ever it was a killing case of esprit d'escalier what I should have shouted at the mutton-chopped former Minister was: 'Oi!

Wit


Definition:

  • (inf.) of Wit
  • (n.) To know; to learn.
  • (v.) Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
  • (v.) A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.
  • (v.) Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner.
  • (v.) A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In a poll before the debate, 48% predicted that Merkel, who will become Europe's longest serving leader if re-elected on 22 September, would emerge as the winner of the US-style debate, while 26% favoured Steinbruck, a former finance minister who is known for his quick-wit and rhetorical skills, but sometimes comes across as arrogant.
  • (2) We are already witnessing a wholly understandable uprising of protest.
  • (3) Among the guests invited to witness the flypast were six second world war RAF pilots, dubbed the “few” by the wartime prime minister, Winston Churchill.
  • (4) Maguire's colleagues rushed to her side, some administering first aid while others held her attacker, witnesses said.
  • (5) That’s when you heard the ‘boom’.” Teto Wilson also claimed to have witnessed the shooting, posting on Facebook on Sunday morning that he and some friends had been at the Elk lodge, outside which the shooting took place.
  • (6) Any party or witness is entitled to use Welsh in any magistrates court in Wales without prior notice.
  • (7) Solzhenitsyn was acknowledged as a "truth-teller" and a witness to the cruelties of Stalinism of unusual power and eloquence.
  • (8) Unfortunately, under the Faustian pact we have witnessed a double whammy: fiscal policy being used to reduce government spending when the economy is already depressed.
  • (9) John Carver witnessed signs of much-needed improvement from the visitors in a purposeful spell either side of the interval but it was not enough to prevent a fifth successive Premier League defeat.
  • (10) Two officers who witnessed the shooting of unarmed 43-year-old Samuel DuBose in Cincinnati will not face criminal charges, despite seemingly corroborating a false claim that DuBose’s vehicle dragged officer Ray Tensing before he was fatally shot.
  • (11) He could be the target of more punishing wit, as when Michael Foot, noting a tendency to be tougher abroad than at home, called him "a belligerent Bertie Wooster without even a Jeeves to restrain him."
  • (12) Thanks to the groundbreaking technology and heavy investment of a new breed of entertainment retailers offering access services, we are witnessing a revolution in the entertainment industry, benefitting consumers, creators and content owners alike.” ERA acts as a forum for the physical and digital retail sectors of music, and represents over 90% of the of the UK’s entertainment retail market.
  • (13) The observed complications were post-labor hemorrhage (3.1%), polysystolia (4.1%) and vomiting (5.2%), without significant difference with the witness group.
  • (14) At one, in the Gun and Dog pub in Leeds on Tuesday, a witness described how the meeting descended into chaos when one of the rebels smashed a glass and threatened to attack Griffin supporter Mark Collett.
  • (15) My mother told me not to cry.” He has since witnessed the transformation of Hagere Selam.
  • (16) Imagine witnessing a game of bridge being played in the Cabinet War Rooms in the year 2072 AD.
  • (17) The contrast between the two plans is best witnessed from the small park between the Trade Centre and the 1930s National Assembly, one of the few survivors of the earthquake.
  • (18) Results indicate that 75% of the participating boys and 10% of participating girls had witnessed the shooting, stabbing, robbing, or killing of another person in their own lives.
  • (19) FWA chairman Andy Dunn said: "Those members who have been fortunate enough to be working at a match involving Luis Suárez have witnessed an astonishing talent first-hand.
  • (20) The main pregnancy resolution was vaginal via; only 6.3% of the study group subjected cesarean section against 10.3% of the witness group and the most frecuent indication was stationary dilation (1 and 8 cases respectively).

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