spirituel

American  

[spir-i-choo-el, spee-ree-tyel] / ˌspɪr ɪ tʃuˈɛl, spi riˈtüɛl /

Or spirituelle

adjective

1. showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.

2. light and airy in movement; ethereal.

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spirituel British  

/ ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈɛl /

adjective

1. Also (feminine): spirituelle.  having a refined and lively mind or wit

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Etymology

Origin of spirituel

First recorded in 1665–75; from French: literally, “spiritual”; see origin at spiritual

Example Sentences

In Aubrey’s eyes she had been “a dull, humdrum thing,” only fit to cook and sew, and utterly beneath the notice of any one so elevated and spirituel as himself.

From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

Then one perceived a man of thirty-six years or thereabouts; his features were fine, noble and spirituel.

From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de

The title, slightly misquoted by Hippe, is “Cantique spirituel sur la charité que montra Saint-Corentin envers un jeune homme qui fut chassé de chez son père et sa mère, sans motif ni raison.”

From The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story by Gerould, Gordon Hall

Nothing gives me so much pleasure in the anticipation as the Concert spirituel in Paris, for I fancy I shall be called on to compose something.

From Mozart: the man and the artist, as revealed in his own words by Kerst, Friedrich

"Twenty thousand francs per annum, and the prettiest wife in Paris," says my friend; a reply which is sure to evoke something spirituel, after the manner of the locality.

From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford