assez

/ (ˈæseɪ) /

adverb

music (as part of a musical direction) fairly; rather

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Word Origin for assez

C19: French: enough

Words nearby assez

asset-backed fund, asset-stripping, assets, asseverate, asseveration, assez, asshole, asshur, assibilate, assidean, assiduity

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Example sentences from the Web for assez

Assez de Bade comme a. By the way, Ive won you five hundred francs to-day.
Smoke|Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich
Assez gagne qui malheur perd—He gains enough who gets rid of a sorrow.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Or le sieur de Monts ayant l'authorit & puissance cy-deuant dicte, & assez bien muny, & accompagn partit de France l'an 1604.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. III: Acadia, 1611-1616|Various
"Assez barbare," said I, as I saw that the exquisite's nails were in the deepest possible mourning.
Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family|Andrew Archibald Paton

Assez dort qui rien ne fait—He sleeps enough who does nothing.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

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