essay
English
/ˈɛˌseɪ/, /ɛˈseɪ/
noun
Definitions
- (authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
- (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.
- (now) An attempt.
- (philately) A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French essay derived from Old French essay derived from Latin exagium (weighing, testing on the balance, weight).
Origin
Latin
exagium
Gloss
weighing, testing on the balance, weight
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counteressay English
- essayer English
- essayest English
- essayeth English
- essayette English
- essayish English
- essayist English
- essayistic English
- essaykin English
- essaylike English
- miniessay English
- exagium Latin
- exigere, exigo Latin
- exigō Latin
- essay Dutch, Flemish
- essayist Dutch, Flemish
- essai French
- essayiste French
- эссе Russian
- ensayar Spanish, Castilian
- ensayista Spanish, Castilian
- ensayo Spanish, Castilian
- essay Norwegian Bokmål
- essaysamling Norwegian Bokmål
- *sīganą Proto-Germanic
- エッセイ Japanese
- essay Norwegian Nynorsk
- essaysamling Norwegian Nynorsk
- esej Czech
- essai Old French
- essaiier Old French
- essay Old French
- assaig Catalan, Valencian
- esai Indonesian
- essai Middle French
- essay Middle French
- *eisaio Old Portuguese
- esej Slovene
- esė Lithuanian
- assai xno