Ess
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ess is a noun meaning The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
Meaning
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
More Meanings
- Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
- To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S.
- (Cornwall, dialect) Yes.
Example Sentences
'Big chap, edn' 'a?' I thought he was the biggest chap I had ever seen. 'Ess,' said Corin.
Overheard in Cornwall: 'Oh, ess, diden' ee know I gived up keepin' ducks? They wus allus comin' 'ome lost'.
I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
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
Word Forms
- esses
- essing
- essed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include einsteinium, sigma, letter, his, proc, signal.
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