ESSAY
noun
Synonyms
Attempt; trial; endeavor; effort; tract; treatise; dissertation; disquisition.
Definitions
- 1. An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend. "The essay at organization." M. Arnold.
- 2. A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.
- 3. An assay. See Assay, n. [Obs.]
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Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
