Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Related Topic Clusters

Academic and Essay Vocabulary

Precise wording for thesis statements, evidence framing, and conclusion clarity.

Professional Email and Tone Control

Phrase libraries for clearer, faster, and lower-friction professional communication.

Grammar Essentials for Fast Editing

High-impact grammar checks that catch most real-world writing errors quickly.

Ess

//ˈɛs// name, noun, particle, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Enterprise Storage Server. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A surname from German.
  3. 3
    Initialism of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    The name of the Latin script letter S/s.

    "1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Eses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone these esses / change in design / and senses themselves / $ // it's as if / the ess / were the sounds / of success"

  2. 2
    Initialism of evolutionarily stable strategy abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of ess. alt-of
  4. 4
    Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
  5. 5
    Initialism of electronic switching system. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Show 6 more definitions
  1. 6
    Abbreviation of energy storage system. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of employee self-service. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of earth system science. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of explained sum of squares. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of euthyroid sick syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of electronic still store. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Particle
  1. 1
    Yes. Cornwall, dialectal

    "'Big chap, edn' 'a?' I thought he was the biggest chap I had ever seen. 'Ess,' said Corin."

Verb
  1. 1
    To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S.

Etymology

Etymology 1

* As a north/Low German surname, from the archaic noun es, ehe (“swamp water”), possibly from a corruption of *ahu (“stream, river”). * As a Switzerland German/Alemannic German surname, from Ess (“pasture, grazing area”), from Proto-Germanic *atiska- (“grainfield”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂edos- (“sort of cereal, grain”), related to Latin ador (“spelt”), Hittite [script needed] (ḫattāi-, “to cut (grain)”). * Also as a Swiss German surname, from a short form of Oswald. * As a Dutch surname, shortened from Van Ess, itself a variant of Van Es, from van + the placename Esch in North Brabant.

Etymology 2

* As a north/Low German surname, from the archaic noun es, ehe (“swamp water”), possibly from a corruption of *ahu (“stream, river”). * As a Switzerland German/Alemannic German surname, from Ess (“pasture, grazing area”), from Proto-Germanic *atiska- (“grainfield”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂edos- (“sort of cereal, grain”), related to Latin ador (“spelt”), Hittite [script needed] (ḫattāi-, “to cut (grain)”). * Also as a Swiss German surname, from a short form of Oswald. * As a Dutch surname, shortened from Van Ess, itself a variant of Van Es, from van + the placename Esch in North Brabant.

See also for "ess"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Want a quick game? Try Word Finder.