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[3] admiration, appreciation, esteem, favor, regard, respect—more at ADMIRATION

es·ti·vate verb -vat·ed; -vat·ing : to pass the summer in an inactive or resting state

— es·ti·va·tion noun

Es·to·nian noun : a native or inhabitant of Estonia

— Estonian adjective

es·trange verb es·tranged; es·trang·ing : to alienate the affections or confidence of

Synonyms

alienate, disaffect, disgruntle, sour; also antagonize, embitter; anger, disunite, divide, separate, sever, sunder; disappoint, disenchant, disillusion

Antonyms

reconcile

es·trange·ment noun : the act of estranging or the condition of being estranged : alienation esp. in friendship

Synonyms

alienation, disaffection; also antagonism, division, divorce, schism, separation; disenchantment, disillusionment

Antonyms

reconciliation

es·tro·gen noun : a steroid (as a sex hormone) that tends to cause estrus and the development of female secondary sex characteristics

— es·tro·gen·ic adjective

estrous cycle noun : the cycle of changes in the endocrine and reproductive systems of a female mammal from the beginning of one period of estrus to the beginning of the next

es·trus noun : a periodic state of sexual excitability during which the female of most mammals is willing to mate with the male and is capable of becoming pregnant : HEAT

— es·trous adjective

es·tu·ary noun, plural -ar·ies : an arm of the sea at the mouth of a river

Synonyms

bay, bight, cove, gulf, inlet—more at GULF

ET abbreviation eastern time

eta noun : the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet — Η or η

ETA abbreviation estimated time of arrival

et al abbreviation [ORIGIN: L et alii (masc.), et aliae (fem.), or et alia (neut.)]

and others

etc abbreviation et cetera

et cet·era [ORIGIN: L]

: and others esp. of the same kind — used to imply that other items are to be understood

etch verb [ORIGIN: D etsen, fr. G ätzen to etch, corrode, fr. OHG azzen to feed]

1 : to produce (as a design) on a hard material by corroding its surface (as by acid)

2 : to delineate or impress clearly

— etch·er noun

Synonyms

[1] engrave, grave, inscribe—more at ENGRAVE

[2] engrave, impress, imprint, ingrain, inscribe—more at ENGRAVE

etch·ing noun 1 : the action, process, or art of etching

2 : a design produced on or print made from an etched plate

ETD abbreviation estimated time of departure

eter·nal adjective : having infinite duration : EVERLASTING, PERPETUAL

Synonyms

ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, everlasting, immortal, permanent, perpetual, undying, unending—more at EVERLASTING

eter·nal·ly adverb : throughout eternity

Synonyms

always, ever, everlastingly, forever, permanently, perpetually—more at EVER

eter·ni·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : infinite duration

2 : the state after death : IMMORTALITY

3 : a seemingly endless or immeasurable time

Synonyms

[2] afterlife, hereafter, immortality; also otherworld

[3] aeon, age, cycle—more at AGE

1-eth or -th verb suffix — used to form the archaic third person singular present of verbs

eth·ane noun : a colorless odorless gaseous hydrocarbon found in natural gas and used esp. as a fuel

eth·a·nol noun : ALCOHOL 1

ether noun 1 : the upper regions of space; also : the gaseous element formerly held to fill these regions

2 : a light flammable liquid used as an anesthetic and solvent

ethe·re·al adjective 1 : CELESTIAL, HEAVENLY

2 : exceptionally delicate : AIRY, DAINTY

— ethe·re·al·ly adverb

— ethe·re·al·ness noun

Synonyms

airy, dainty, fluffy, light—more at AIRY

Ether·net noun : a computer network architecture for local area networks

eth·i·cal adjective 1 : of or relating to ethics

2 : conforming to accepted and esp. professional standards of conduct

— eth·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

decent, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, principled, right, straight, upright, virtuous—more at GOOD

eth·ics noun singular or plural 1 : a discipline dealing