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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Madame, the French, selon moi, are the best dressed and most spirituel people of Europe.
From In the Days of My Youth by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
You need not fear the length of this concert spirituel.
From The Children of the World by Paul Heyse
They are more than witty, they are spirituel; and they have more than talent, they have taste.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various
No wonder the French are spirituel, a word so different from our "spiritual," for that they are not; pre-eminently citizens of this world—even the pious French.
From Another Sheaf by John Galsworthy
Our young friend BROWN, the spirituel and fascinating assistant Rector of a fashionable uptown church, has in this gallery a rendering of a similar subject.
From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 31, October 29, 1870 by Various
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