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ESSAY Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Essay
(n.)
To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay.
(n.)
To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try.
(n.)
An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.
(n.)
An assay. See Assay, n.
(n.)
A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.
(n.)
To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay.
(n.)
To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try.
(n.)
An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.
(n.)
An assay. See Assay, n.
(n.)
A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.
| WordNet 2.0 |
essay
Noun
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) composition, paper, report, theme
2. a tentative attempt
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(derivation) try, seek, attempt, assay
Verb
1. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
(synonym) try, seek, attempt, assay
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
(synonym) test, prove, try, try out, examine
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) control, verify
Noun
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) composition, paper, report, theme
2. a tentative attempt
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(derivation) try, seek, attempt, assay
Verb
1. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
(synonym) try, seek, attempt, assay
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
(synonym) test, prove, try, try out, examine
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) control, verify
| hEnglish - advanced version |
essay
essay
\es*say"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. essayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. essaying.] [f. essayer. see essay, n.]
1. to exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try. what marvel if i thus essay to sing? essaying nothing she can not perform. a danger lest the young enthusiast should essay the impossible. c. shairp.
2. to test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. see assay. [obs.]
essay
\es"say\ (?), n.; pl. essays (#). [f. essai, fr. l. exagium a weighing, weight, balance; ex out + agere to drive, do; cf. examen, exagmen, a means of weighing, a weighing, the tongue of a balance, exigere to drive out, examine, weigh, gr. 'exa`gion a weight, 'exagia`zein to examine, 'exa`gein to drive out, export. see agent, and cf. exact, examine, assay.] 1. an effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend. "the essay at organization." arnold.
2. (lit.) a composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.
3. an assay. see assay, n. [obs.]
similar words(1)
to exibit an essay
essay
\es*say"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. essayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. essaying.] [f. essayer. see essay, n.]
1. to exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try. what marvel if i thus essay to sing? essaying nothing she can not perform. a danger lest the young enthusiast should essay the impossible. c. shairp.
2. to test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. see assay. [obs.]
essay
\es"say\ (?), n.; pl. essays (#). [f. essai, fr. l. exagium a weighing, weight, balance; ex out + agere to drive, do; cf. examen, exagmen, a means of weighing, a weighing, the tongue of a balance, exigere to drive out, examine, weigh, gr. 'exa`gion a weight, 'exagia`zein to examine, 'exa`gein to drive out, export. see agent, and cf. exact, examine, assay.] 1. an effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend. "the essay at organization." arnold.
2. (lit.) a composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.
3. an assay. see assay, n. [obs.]
similar words(1)
to exibit an essay
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
essay
n., tráchtas
v., beir iarracht fá
n., tráchtas
v., beir iarracht fá
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Osiad
Osiad = n. a making an essay
Osiad = n. a making an essay
Osio
Osio = v. to offer to do, to essay
Praw
Praw, Prawf, profion = n. an essay, a trial, a proof
Prawen
Prawen = n. an essay; a cast in play
Profiad
Profiad = n. a proving; a probation; a tasting; an essay
ESSAY Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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ESSAY
Rejected and unused stamp design.
Rejected and unused stamp design.
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essay
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ESSAY Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Essay
An essay is a piece of writing, usually from an author's personal point of view. Essays are non-fictional but often subjective; while expository, they can also include narrative. Essays can be literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author.
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