spirituel
Americanadjective
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showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.
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light and airy in movement; ethereal.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of spirituel
First recorded in 1665–75; from French: literally, “spiritual”; see origin at spiritual
Example Sentences
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This portrait of the Hon. Mrs. Graham is delicate in color, yellowed somewhat by its long seclusion from the light,—and will remain one of the most delightful and spirituel creations of the old-English school.
From Some Old Time Beauties After Portraits by the English Masters, with Embellishment and Comment by Willing, Thomson
The men returned his look kindly; in her face there was something more than kindness--something too spirituel for definition, which yet went to his inner consciousness without definition.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
Matthieu, who also stayed at home to please his sister,–he and Victor and she made the entire band of this concert spirituel.
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul
He commenced writing articles for this little journal, some of them light and others of a spirituel character, which were highly admired.
From Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business by Bartlett, David W.
He was, at the same time spirituel and ignorant, sceptical and violently imbued with the prejudices of his class.
From The Honor of the Name by Gaboriau, Émile
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