esse — meaning in English

English meaning

• ess noun The name of the letter S.
• ness noun A headland or promontory jutting out into the sea, often used as part of place names.
• ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.

Senses

esse is used for these senses in English:

• ess Used to form female equivalents.
• ness Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
• ship Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character.
• ess The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

ess — full definition

1. noun The name of the letter S.
2. noun Something curved or shaped like the letter S.

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