Phrase guide

en masse

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ŏn măs′
  • äɴ măs′ after French
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒn ˈmæs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒ̃ ˈmæs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɑn ˈmæs/
  • /ɪn ˈmæs/
  • rhymes with -æs

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a single body or group; as one, together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: collectively, jointly, mutually, aggregately, collaboratively, conjointly, en masse, generally, together

Antonyms: independently, individually, separately, absolutely, abstractedly, abstractly, apart, discretely, properly, serely, severally, singly, sunderling, sunderly, together, uniquely

2

adv

Meaning 2

In large amounts or numbers, massively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

all together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the students turned out en masse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: en bloc, as a group

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French en masse (literally “in [a] mass”).

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 集體 /集体 (jítǐ) — en masse
  • Dutch: massaal — en masse
  • Dutch: en masse — en masse
  • Esperanto: amase — en masse
  • Finnish: joukoittain — en masse
  • Finnish: sankoin joukoin — en masse
  • Finnish: yhtenä joukkona — en masse
  • Finnish: yhtenä miehenä — en masse
  • French: en masse — en masse
  • German: in Massen — en masse
  • German: en masse — en masse
  • Greek: μαζικά (maziká) — en masse
  • Ancient Greek: πᾰνδημεί (păndēmeí) — en masse
  • Hungarian: tömegesen — en masse
  • Ido: amase — en masse
  • Indonesian: en masse — en masse
  • Indonesian: massal — en masse
  • Irish: le chéile — en masse
  • Italian: in massa — en masse
  • Italian: massivamente — en masse
  • Khmer: កក (kɑɑk) — en masse
  • Māori: kōpuni — en masse
  • Māori: kurupe — en masse
  • Māori: pūtere — en masse
  • Māori: tōpū — en masse
  • Māori: petapeta — en masse
  • Old English: hēapmǣlum — en masse
  • Polish: en masse — en masse
  • Portuguese: em massa — en masse
  • Romanian: în masă — en masse
  • Russian: целико́м (celikóm) — en masse
  • Russian: совме́стно (sovméstno) — en masse
  • Russian: в це́лом (v célom) — en masse
  • Russian: в ма́ссе (v másse) — en masse
  • Russian: вме́сте (vméste) — en masse
  • Russian: во мно́жестве (vo mnóžestve) — en masse
  • Spanish: en tromba — en masse
  • Spanish: en masa — en masse
  • Swedish: i massor — en masse
  • Vietnamese: rộ — en masse
  • Vietnamese: hàng loạt — en masse
  • Vietnamese: cả đám — en masse