English Words Starting With E

• esrog

  nounC1
  /ˈɛsrɒɡ/A variety of citron (Citrus medica), with a thick, bumpy rind, used ritually during the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
• ess

  nounsuffixC2 / Very Low
  /ɛs/The letter S, or something shaped like the letter S.
• essaouira

  nounLow
  /ˌɛsaʊˈɪərə/A coastal city in western Morocco.
• essay

  nounverbverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈeseɪ/A short piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one done by students as part of their studies.
• essay question

  nounB2
  /ˈɛseɪ ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n/A test question that requires a student to write a detailed, structured answer, usually of several paragraphs, demonstrating knowledge, analysis, and argumentation.
• essayist

  nounC2
  /ˈeseɪɪst/A writer of essays, especially one who writes essays as their main literary activity.
• esse

  nounC2+ / Very Rare
  /ˈɛsi/Essential being, existence; the metaphysical concept of being in itself.
• essen

  nounA1 (For German language learners; in English, it is a zero-frequency word)
  /ˈɛsən/The infinitive form of the German verb meaning 'to eat'. (This is the German word 'essen', not an English word. The entry will therefore be a pedagogical entry for English speakers learning German.)
• essence

  nounC1
  /ˈes.əns/The intrinsic, fundamental nature or most important quality of something.
• essence d'orient

  nounVery Low
  /ˌesɒ̃s dɔːˈrjɒ̃/A natural, pearly substance derived from fish scales, historically used to create iridescent or mother-of-pearl effects.
• essene

  nounLow
  /ˈɛsiːn/A member of an ancient Jewish ascetic sect that existed from around the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, known for communal living, ritual purity, and devotion to religious law.
• essential

  adjectivenounB1
  /ɪˈsen.ʃəl/Absolutely necessary; extremely important; fundamental; forming the basic nature of something.
• essential amino acid

  nounC2
  /ɪˌsen.ʃəl əˈmiː.nəʊ ˈæs.ɪd/An amino acid that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be obtained from the diet.
• essential element

  nounB2
  /ɪˈsen.ʃəl ˈel.ɪ.mənt/A fundamental, indispensable, or defining part of a system, concept, substance, or structure.
• essential fatty acid

  nounC1
  /ɪˌsenʃl ˈfæti ˈæsɪd/A fatty acid that the human body cannot synthesize and must be obtained from the diet, crucial for biological processes.
• essential hypertension

  nounC2
  /ɪˌsen.ʃəl ˌhaɪ.pəˈten.ʃən/A chronic medical condition characterised by persistently high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be identified.
• essential oil

  nounMedium
  /ɪˌsen.ʃəl ˈɔɪl/A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile chemical compounds from plants.
• essentialism

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪˈsen.ʃəl.ɪ.zəm/The philosophical belief that entities have a set of inherent, unchanging characteristics that define their true nature.
• essentialist

  adjectivenounC2
  /ɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)lɪst/A person who believes that things have a fixed, inherent nature or essence, often ignoring social, cultural, or individual variation.
• essentiality

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪˌsen.ʃiˈæl.ə.ti/The quality or state of being absolutely necessary or fundamental.

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