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assay
- /ˈæseɪ/
- /əˈseɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English assay (noun) and assayen (verb), from Anglo-Norman assai (noun) and Anglo-Norman assaier (verb), from Old French essai. Doublet of essay.
noun assays
- Trial, attempt. I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance.
- Examination and determination; test. This cannot be, by no assay of reason.
- The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
- Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. Through many hard assayes which did betide.
- Tested purity or value. Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay.
- The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
- The alloy or metal to be assayed.
verb assays · assaying · assayed
- To attempt (something). To-night let us assay our plot.
- To try, attempt (to do something). When Saul cam to Jerusalem he assayde to cople hymsilfe with the apostles, and they wer all afrayde of hym and beleved not that he was a disciple.
- To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.).
- To test the abilities of (someone) in combat; to fight. I wold not by my wille that ony of vs were matched with hym Nay said sir Gawayne not so it were shame to vs were he not assayed were he neuer soo good a knyghte
- To affect. when the heart is ill assay'd
- To try tasting, as food or drink.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: attempt, try, seek, test, essay, check, detection, determination, event, examination, strength, testing, experimental, trial, evaluate, probationary
Translations
Every language
noun trial, attempt, essay
| Español | ensayo, intento, prueba, ensaye |
|---|---|
| Français | essai, test |
| Deutsch | Versuch, Prüfung, Test, Untersuchung |
| Italiano | prova, tentativo |
| Română | încercare, tentativă |
| Русский | о́пыт ópyt, испыта́ние ispytánije |
noun the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something
| Español | ensayo, ensay, ensaye |
|---|---|
| Português | ensaio |
| Français | essai, dosage |
| Deutsch | Assay, Analyse, Untersuchung |
| Italiano | analisi, saggiatura, saggio |
| Русский | про́ба próba |
verb to analyze (a metal, compound)
| Español | aquilatar, analizar |
|---|---|
| Français | analyser |
| Deutsch | analysieren |
| Ελληνικά | αναλύω analýo |
| Русский | определя́ть пробу opredeljátʹ |
Talk about this word "assay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/assay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. assay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/assay "assay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/assay.Cite this
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title = {assay},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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