Associations to the word «Essay»
Noun
- Novel
- Hegel
- Anthropology
- Psychoanalysis
- Wordsworth
- Topic
- Ethic
- Moral
- Writing
- Antagonist
- Encyclopedia
- Ruskin
- Vols
- Dissertation
- Disobedience
- Autobiography
- Idleness
- Romanticism
- Reminiscence
- Discourse
- Lecture
- Twain
- Catalogue
- Vidal
- Shelley
- Descartes
- Lamb
- Genre
- Climb
- Authorship
- Feat
- Bonaparte
- Poe
- Role
- Novella
- Materialism
- Intellectual
- Herder
- Trembling
- Commentary
- Fallacy
- Socialism
- Realism
- Sociology
- Centenary
- Sketch
- Contributor
- Gottfried
- Volume
- Rationality
- Oration
- Sexuality
- Ontology
- Pedagogy
- Sermon
- Idealism
- Reprint
- Enlightenment
- Esquire
- Translation
- Reader
- Journalism
- Mysticism
- Liberalism
- Burroughs
Adjective
Wiktionary
ESSAY, noun. A written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.
ESSAY, noun. (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.
ESSAY, noun. (now rare) An attempt.
ESSAY, verb. (dated) (transitive) To try.
ESSAY, verb. (intransitive) To move forth, as into battle.
Dictionary definition
ESSAY, noun. An analytic or interpretive literary composition.
ESSAY, noun. A tentative attempt.
ESSAY, verb. 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".
ESSAY, verb. Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.