esprit fort
English
Etymology
French esprit fort
Noun
esprit fort (plural esprits forts)
- A person of strong character.
- 1831, Fraser's Magazine (volume 4, page 107)
- And, upon the same principle, we think, if Sir Henry had consumed his liquids like an Irish gentleman, his son would have been an esprit fort.
- 1831, Fraser's Magazine (volume 4, page 107)
French
Noun
esprit fort m (plural esprits forts)
- esprit fort
- freethinker