est
/ɛst/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.11 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
name
Initialism of Erhard Seminars Training, a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.
name
name
name
Alternative letter-case form of est (“Erhard Seminars Training”).
noun
Initialism of English subtitles.
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English este, from Old English ēst (“will, consent, favour”), from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (“favour, affection”), from Proto-Indo-European *ān- (“to notice; face, mouth”) or from *h₃neh₂- (“to bestow, offer, help; to enjoy”). Cognate with Icelandic ást (“affection, love”), Dutch gunst (“favour, grace, courtesy, privilege”), German Gunst (“favour, goodwill, boon”), Danish yndest (“favour”), Swedish ynnest (“favour, indulgence, grace”).