spiritueladj.

Brit.

/ˌspɪrᵻtʃʊˈɛl/,

/ˌspɪrᵻtjʊˈɛl/, U.S.

/ˌspɪrətʃəˈwɛl/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1800s spirituelle.

β. 1700s–1800s spirituel.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French spirituel.

Etymology: < French spirituel (see spiritual adj.).In form spirituelle after the French feminine form.

Now rare.

Of a highly refined character or nature; esp. (of a person) characterized by or demonstrating a refined, acute, or lively mind or wit.Never fully naturalized in English; the form spirituelle is often, but not consistently, used to distinguish feminine referents, as in French.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective] > specifically of persons

refined1598

polite1601

inlanda1616

researched1636

spirituel1673

elegant1691

kid-gloved1848

kid glove1856

fine-drawn1876

rose water1883

sophisticated1895

subtle1904

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > and refined

spirituel1673

α.

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iii. i. 35 Do not call it my service, that's too vulgar; but do my baise mains to the Princess Amalthea; that is Spirituelle!

1738 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 20 She has such a flow of spirits and of wit;..she is by much the most spirituelle creature I ever met with.

1821 M. Berry Jrnl. 11 Dec. (1865) III. 312 Mr. Stanley and his pleasing and spirituelle wife accompanied us for the rest of the walk.

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xvii. 221 To-day there was a spirituelle beauty in the white face that he had never seen before.

1932 Bull. City Art Mus. St. Louis 17 10/2 With this liveliness of expression is associated a robust purity of form,..and a spirituelle expressiveness comparable to that of the smiling Gothic madonnas of nearly a thousand years before.

β. 1710 D. Manley Mem. Europe I. i. 125 She was very Beautiful, and more Eveliez and Spirituel, than any I had met.1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin III. xxii. 228 The admired—the cultivated—spirituel—the splendid Godolphin.1865 W. H. D. Adams Famous Beauties & Hist. Women 63 They conversed together for two hours in a very spirituel manner.1920 W. Geer tr. Marquise de la Tour du Pin Recoll. Revol. & Empire i. xiv. 153 He was very spirituel and original and had much talent.

Derivatives

† spirituelly adv. Obsolete in a refined or witty manner.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adverb]

nicelyc1450

polishedly1594

tersely1600

politely1624

refinedly1645

elegantly1728

spirituelly1825

sophisticatedly1956

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adverb] > and refined

spirituelly1825

1825 New Monthly Mag. 15 367/1 It tells them some very disagreeable truths, and..tells them so spirituel-ly, that..the castigation..is sport to all the rest of the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spirituel
释义	spiritueladj. Brit. /ˌspɪrᵻtʃʊˈɛl/, /ˌspɪrᵻtjʊˈɛl/, U.S. /ˌspɪrətʃəˈwɛl/ Forms: α. 1600s–1800s spirituelle. β. 1700s–1800s spirituel. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French spirituel. Etymology: < French spirituel (see spiritual adj.).In form spirituelle after the French feminine form. Now rare. Of a highly refined character or nature; esp. (of a person) characterized by or demonstrating a refined, acute, or lively mind or wit.Never fully naturalized in English; the form spirituelle is often, but not consistently, used to distinguish feminine referents, as in French. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective] > specifically of persons refined1598 polite1601 inlanda1616 researched1636 spirituel1673 elegant1691 kid-gloved1848 kid glove1856 fine-drawn1876 rose water1883 sophisticated1895 subtle1904 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > and refined spirituel1673 α. 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iii. i. 35 Do not call it my service, that's too vulgar; but do my baise mains to the Princess Amalthea; that is Spirituelle! 1738 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 20 She has such a flow of spirits and of wit;..she is by much the most spirituelle creature I ever met with. 1821 M. Berry Jrnl. 11 Dec. (1865) III. 312 Mr. Stanley and his pleasing and spirituelle wife accompanied us for the rest of the walk. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xvii. 221 To-day there was a spirituelle beauty in the white face that he had never seen before. 1932 Bull. City Art Mus. St. Louis 17 10/2 With this liveliness of expression is associated a robust purity of form,..and a spirituelle expressiveness comparable to that of the smiling Gothic madonnas of nearly a thousand years before. β. 1710 D. Manley Mem. Europe I. i. 125 She was very Beautiful, and more Eveliez and Spirituel, than any I had met.1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin III. xxii. 228 The admired—the cultivated—spirituel—the splendid Godolphin.1865 W. H. D. Adams Famous Beauties & Hist. Women 63 They conversed together for two hours in a very spirituel manner.1920 W. Geer tr. Marquise de la Tour du Pin Recoll. Revol. & Empire i. xiv. 153 He was very spirituel and original and had much talent. Derivatives † spirituelly adv. Obsolete in a refined or witty manner.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adverb] nicelyc1450 polishedly1594 tersely1600 politely1624 refinedly1645 elegantly1728 spirituelly1825 sophisticatedly1956 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adverb] > and refined spirituelly1825 1825 New Monthly Mag. 15 367/1 It tells them some very disagreeable truths, and..tells them so spirituel-ly, that..the castigation..is sport to all the rest of the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1673
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