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essay
[es-ey, es-ey, e-sey, e-sey]
noun
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
anything resembling such a composition.
a picture essay.
an effort to perform or accomplish something; attempt.
Philately.a design for a proposed stamp differing in any way from the design of the stamp as issued.
Obsolete.a tentative effort; trial; assay.
verb (used with object)
to try; attempt.
to put to the test; make trial of.
essay
noun
a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively
an attempt or endeavour; effort
a test or trial
verb
to attempt or endeavour; try
to test or try out
Other Word Forms
- essayer noun
- preessay verb (used without object)
- unessayed adjective
- well-essayed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of essay1
Example Sentences
Tom Hiddleston even wrote an essay about the film’s demonstration of “the courage and connection we need when the world is falling apart.”
Fans and scholars have retrospectively diagnosed the character as being on the spectrum, and you can easily find essays and discussions as to whether Poirot’s fastidiousness at least borders on OCD.
That date was met by many essays and other commentaries and analyses by the news media and political class.
And there’s probably a perfectly fine 800-word essay one could write about the little journey Anne’s desperate line of seduction made along its way to television immortality.
Furthermore, 16% of people using AI said they didn’t even recognize their essay as their own after completing it, compared to 0% of students in the other group, she added.
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