Standard Lemma guide

ese

adj · adv · name · noun · 7 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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  • General-American: /ˈɛˌseɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛseɪ
  • homophone: essay

1

adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of east-southeast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Initialism of east-southeast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A language of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Managalasi

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

dude, man. (Usually used vocatively).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Obsolete spelling of ease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of east-southeast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the compass point midway between east and southeast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: east southeast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compass point, point

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish ése (“dude”).

Cf. ease.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: K-DK — initialism of east-southeast
  • Portuguese: és-sudeste — initialism of east-southeast
  • Portuguese: ESE — initialism of east-southeast