ass C2+ Topic:People & Society US /æs/ UK /æs/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like ash /s/ vs /ʃ/ Sounds like os /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 noun a donkey, or a foolish or stupid person The stubborn old ass refused to budge from the path. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a donkey, or a foolish or... donkeyburrojackassfoolidiotdoltblockhead Word family Derived forms assheadasinine Related forms donkeyjackass Etymology AI details From Old English assa ('he-ass'), probably borrowed via Celtic from Latin asinus ('ass, donkey'), itself perhaps from an Anatolian or Near Eastern source. assa Old English asinus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ass **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /æs/ **IPA (UK):** /æs/ ## Meanings 1. a donkey, or a foolish or stupid person ## Examples - The stubborn old ass refused to budge from the path. ## Synonyms - donkey - burro - jackass - fool - idiot - dolt - blockhead ## Derived Forms - asshead - asinine ## Related Forms - donkey - jackass ## Roots and Affixes - Root: assa - Root: asinus ## Etymology From Old English assa ('he-ass'), probably borrowed via Celtic from Latin asinus ('ass, donkey'), itself perhaps from an Anatolian or Near Eastern source. ## AI Etymology Ass is from Old English assa ('he-ass'), probably borrowed via Celtic from Latin asinus ('ass, donkey'), itself perhaps from an Anatolian or Near Eastern source. In present-day use, it means a donkey, or a foolish or stupid person. Derived formations include asshead and asinine. Related vocabulary includes donkey and jackass. ## Topics - People & Society markdown