All English words - page 1306

Meanings of Espousing:

verb

Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

Usage examples:

She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all

Meanings of Espressivo:

adverb

(especially as a direction) with expression of feeling.

Usage examples:

He often directs a passage to be played espressivo

adjective

Performed with expression of feeling.

Usage examples:

A viennese espressivo style

Meanings of Espressos:

noun

A type of strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.

Usage examples:

He bought an espresso and a couple of croissants

Meanings of Esprit:

noun

The quality of being lively, vivacious, or witty.

Usage examples:

Still, personal magnetism and motivational esprit remain important qualifications for leadership in…

Meanings of Esprit-de-corps:

noun

The proud and comfortable feeling that you are a member of a group whose purpose you believe in

Usage examples:

People who live on houseboats have a certain esprit de corps.

Meanings of Esq:

abbreviation

Esquire.

noun

A polite title appended to a man's name when no other title is used, typically in the address of a letter or other documents.

Usage examples:

J. c. pearson esquire

Meanings of Esquimau:

noun

Archaic spelling of eskimo.

Meanings of Esquire:

noun

A polite title appended to a man's name when no other title is used, typically in the address of a letter or other documents.

Usage examples:

J. c. pearson esquire

Meanings of Ess:

noun

A thing shaped like the letter s.

suffix

Forming nouns denoting female gender.

Usage examples:

Abbess

Meanings of Essay:

noun

A short piece of writing on a particular subject.

Usage examples:

Apart from the novels, sundara ramaswamy has written several short stories and essays on literary c…

verb

Attempt or try.

Usage examples:

Donald essayed a smile

Meanings of Essaying:

verb

Attempt or try.

Usage examples:

Donald essayed a smile

noun

A short piece of writing on a particular subject.

Usage examples:

Apart from the novels, sundara ramaswamy has written several short stories and essays on literary c…

Meanings of Essayistic:

adjective

Characteristic of or used in essays.

Usage examples:

The overlap between essayistic and novelistic writing

Meanings of Essayists:

noun

A person who writes essays, especially as a literary genre.

Usage examples:

There are prominent modern literary authors, essayists, poets, and painters.

Meanings of Esse:

noun

Essential nature or essence.

Usage examples:

Two traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the other

Meanings of Essence:

noun

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

Usage examples:

Conflict is the essence of drama

Meanings of Essences:

noun

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

Usage examples:

Conflict is the essence of drama

Meanings of Essentialism:

noun

A belief that things have a set of characteristics which make them what they are, and that the task of science and philosophy is their discovery and expression; the doctrine that essence is prior to existence.

Usage examples:

It is a different phenomenon from philosophical or metaphysical essentialism.

Meanings of Essentiality:

noun

The quality of being necessary or needed, or something that is necessary or needed

Usage examples:

The essentiality of this element in biological processes is well understood., spices and seafood ar…

Meanings of Essentialize:

verb

Characterize (a quality or trait) as fundamental or intrinsic to a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

This approach is controversial because it could essentialize the ‘peaceful’ nature of women

Meanings of Essentialized:

verb

Characterize (a quality or trait) as fundamental or intrinsic to a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

This approach is controversial because it could essentialize the ‘peaceful’ nature of women

Meanings of Essentially:

adverb

Used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

Essentially, they are amateurs

Meanings of Esses:

noun

A thing shaped like the letter s.

Meanings of Essex:

proper noun

A county of south-eastern england; county town, chelmsford.

noun

A county (= area with its own local government) in eastern england

Meanings of Est:

noun

A system for self-improvement aimed at developing a person's potential through intensive group awareness and training sessions.

Usage examples:

I have never attended a session of either est or landmark but from what i can gather from those who…

abbreviation

Established.

suffix

Forming the superlative of adjectives (such as shortest, widest ), and of adverbs (such as soonest ).

adjective

Abbreviation for established, used with a date to show when a company or organization was begun

Usage examples:

G. b. titus & co., est. 1842, est. cost, $2.4 million, the town of brownford (est. population 14,00…

Meanings of Establish:

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975