est

E1S1T1
/ɛst/

noun

Grace; favour.

“Acme Manufacturing Inc., est 1952”

Very commonScrabble 3

Meanings

est1

nounest (usually uncountable, plural ests)

plural ests · alternative este

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyGrace; favour.

est2

adjectiveest (not comparable)

alternative est.

  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of established.

    Acme Manufacturing Inc., est 1952

    1 more example

    Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker

    2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits, page 49

est3

proper noun

alternative EST · alternative Est

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Erhard Seminars Training, a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.

Est4

proper noun
  1. Esther, the book of Esther

EST5

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismtimeInitialism of Eastern Standard Time.
  2. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of Extended Standard Theory.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of est (“Erhard Seminars Training”).

    […] Tatum, who wears a different color Danskin every day, or Wayne, who grows sinsemilla in his actual closet, or Boomer, who's always hugging everyone since his family did EST.

    2010, Jennifer Egan, “Ask Me if I Care”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad
nounEST (plural ESTs)

plural ESTs

  1. abbreviationinitialismpluralplural onlyInitialism of English subtitles.
  2. abbreviationinitialismbiologyInitialism of expressed sequence tag.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of endodermal sinus tumor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounstandard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ān-“to notice; face, mouth”
  2. Proto-Germanic*anstiz“favour, affection”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ansti
  4. Old Englishēst“will, consent, favour”
  5. Middle Englisheste
  6. Englishest

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”).

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Translations

French HNE, STA
  • HNEEastern Standard Time
  • STAEnglish subtitles

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

est. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/est

MLA

“est.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/est. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “est,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/est.

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