How Do You Spell FESS?

Pronunciation: [fˈɛs] (IPA)

The word "fess" is spelled with three letters, but it's pronunciation can often confuse English speakers. It is pronounced as /fɛs/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The spelling of "fess" stems from its French origin, where it stands for "faesse" meaning band or fillet. The word is typically used in Heraldry as a term for a central charge on a shield. While fess may be a small word, it demonstrates the complexity of the English language and how spelling can vary based on origin and usage.

FESS Meaning and Definition

1. Fess is a noun that primarily refers to a wide, vertical band located in the center of a coat of arms. It is a common heraldic device that divides the shield into two equal parts horizontally and extends from the top to the bottom. The fess acts as a distinctive feature in coat of arms designs and often represents a horizontal object or a representation of a belt or girdle.

   In addition to its heraldic usage, fess can also function as a verb. As a verb, fess means to confess or admit to a wrongdoing or an error. It is an informal or colloquial term used to describe the act of acknowledging one's mistake or accepting responsibility for a particular action. Fessing up is often associated with being honest, open, and forthright about one's deeds or misdeeds.

   The term "fess" is derived from the Old French word "fesse," meaning "band" or "girdle." Its usage in heraldry dates back to the medieval period when coats of arms were commonly used to identify individuals, families, or groups. Over time, the word's broader meaning of admitting or confessing to something also emerged in the English language, indicating an acceptance or acknowledgment of one's actions or transgressions.

Common Misspellings for FESS

• tess
• kess
• filess
• freso
• gess
• fesh
• feness
• yess
• feasis
• pess
• fusse
• fiews
• feesl
• foest
• fosus
• fets
• fecis
• foss
• wess
• ofers
• cesse
• fanss
• giess
• dess
• bess
• feums
• fiss
• fitess
• fieds
• fews
• jess
• feris
• feases
• ess
• feras
• feds
• fersh
• cess
• feees
• uess
• feers
• falss
• fest
• afees
• ffos
• fishs
• fuesl
• fewst
• cofess
• fesces
• ffers
• aesy
• fessed
• iess
• femm
• wesy
• ffels
• kesy
• fesl
• fese
• fdss
• fyers
• feas
• kiess
• vesse
• fers
• yesss
• feest
• fuems
• feeks
• ifeas
• ress
• nessa
• esso
• faness
• ghess
• fels
• fecus
• feses
• fross
• feaks
• feese
• feww
• fiers
• fless
• fegus
• fdsa
• feesd
• ffesh
• fesno
• feus
• feuse
• aedss
• els
• fass
• fert
• esr
• faeses
• fesia
• fez
• fesa
• fezs
• fexs
• fwss
• gfess
• fesse
• fgss
• fesc
• feesse
• fressa
• ftse
• fhss
• resf
• zess
• szess
• fexks
• feks
• fems
• feos
• Fesp
• fetsi
• fidess
• Gnss
• oesw
• fpss
• fcss
• eness
• sessu
• Feniss
• felsse
• meps
• feov
• fbss
• fetss
• fehs
• ffss
• fxsx
• fzxs
• fxss
• igess
• adess
• isess
• fysx
• lfpss
• DeSSL
• depss
• fzsz
• ifvss
• frssc
• yerss
• fyesa
• feshd
• FEHh
• fissl
• ofiss
• seshs
• eenss
• fESSRC
• fysys
• dessh
• FEBsS
• fetsz
• ffwss
• frsso
• fyness
• neuss
• nfmss
• rqess
• fensse
• fexxs
• fizess
• fucess
• Feerss
• feciss
• eekss
• faenss

Etymology of FESS

The word "fess" has its origins in the French term "fesse", which means "a stripe or band". It entered the English language during the 16th century and initially referred to the middle third of a shield in heraldry, which is a vertical stripe or band positioned between the upper third (chief) and lower third (base). Over time, "fess" expanded its meaning beyond heraldry and came to denote a horizontal band or stripe used in various contexts.

Idioms with the word FESS

• fess up (to something) The idiom "fess up (to something)" means to confess or admit something, usually a wrongdoing or a mistake. It implies taking responsibility for one's actions or revealing the truth about something that was previously concealed or denied.
• fess up (to sth) The idiom "fess up (to sth)" means to admit or confess to something, especially when it is a wrongdoing or mistake. It implies taking responsibility for one's actions or revealing the truth after initially denying or hiding it. It often involves owning up to one's role in a situation, acknowledging one's faults, and being honest about what has happened.

Similar spelling words for FESS

• Fees,
• -less,
• fuss,
• feig,
• fescue,
• less,
• fez,
• -ness,
• fes,
• fesse,
• mess.

Plural form of FESS is FESSES

Conjugate verb Fess

CONDITIONAL

I would fess

you would fess

he/she/it would fess

we would fess

they would fess

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be fessing

you would be fessing

he/she/it would be fessing

we would be fessing

they would be fessing

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have fess

you would have fess

he/she/it would have fess

we would have fess

they would have fess

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been fessing

you would have been fessing

he/she/it would have been fessing

we would have been fessing

they would have been fessing

FUTURE

I will fess

you will fess

he/she/it will fess

we will fess

they will fess

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be fessing

you will be fessing

he/she/it will be fessing

we will be fessing

they will be fessing

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have fessed

you will have fessed

he/she/it will have fessed

we will have fessed

they will have fessed

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been fessing

you will have been fessing

he/she/it will have been fessing

we will have been fessing

they will have been fessing

IMPERATIVE

you fess

we let´s fess

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to fess

PAST

I fessed

you fessed

he/she/it fessed

we fessed

they fessed

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was fessing

you were fessing

he/she/it was fessing

we were fessing

they were fessing

PAST PARTICIPLE

fessed

PAST PERFECT

I had fessed

you had fessed

he/she/it had fessed

we had fessed

they had fessed

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been fessing

you had been fessing

he/she/it had been fessing

we had been fessing

they had been fessing

PRESENT

I fess

you fess

he/she/it fesses

we fess

they fess

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am fessing

you are fessing

he/she/it is fessing

we are fessing

they are fessing

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

fessing

PRESENT PERFECT

I have fessed

you have fessed

he/she/it has fessed

we have fessed

they have fessed

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been fessing

you have been fessing

he/she/it has been fessing

we have been fessing

they have been fessing

I would have fessed

we would have fessed

you would have fessed

he/she/it would have fessed

they would have fessed