English Online Dictionary. What means ace? What does ace mean?
Translingual
Symbol
ace
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Acehnese.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Acehnese terms
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ās, IPA(key): /eɪs/
- Rhymes: -eɪs
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”). Doublet of as. Likely related or deriving ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs, or otherwise taking from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) in the sense of "singular". Or it could be derived from Etruscan.
Noun
ace (plural aces)
- (card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
- (dice games) A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
- The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
- 1961, The Hustler (film): a character is calling his next shot
- Ace in the corner.
- 1961, The Hustler (film): a character is calling his next shot
- (US, slang) A dollar bill.
- A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:modicum
- (tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
- (sports) A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
- (US, baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
- (US, baseball, dated, 19th century) A run.
- (US, golf, disc golf) A hole in one.
- (sometimes attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
- Synonyms: expert, wiz; see also Thesaurus:skilled person
- A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
- (US) A perfect score on a school exam.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- (physics, obsolete) A quark.
Coordinate terms
- (dice, dominoes) deuce, trey, cater, cinque, sice
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
References
- (defeat, outdo): Tony Thorne (2014) “ace”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London, […]: Bloomsbury
Verb
ace (third-person singular simple present aces, present participle acing, simple past and past participle aced)
- (transitive, US, informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
- Synonym: ace out
- (ambitransitive, US, informal) To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
- Synonym: ace out
- (ambitransitive, tennis) To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
- (golf) To make an ace (hole in one).
Synonyms
- (to pass a test): ace out, pass with flying colours
Derived terms
- ace into
- ace out
Translations
Adjective
ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace)
- (UK, slang) Excellent.
- Synonyms: excellent, first-rate, outstanding
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
Clipping of asexual.
Adjective
ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace)
- (slang) Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.
- Synonym: (slang) asexy
- 2010, Amy Ebersole, "Asexuality, not to be confused with celibacy", The Daily Aztec (San Diego State University), 25 January 2010:
- “I was 14 when I first realized I had no interest in sex,” Jed Strohm, a happily satisfied, romantic asexual from upstate New York, said. “I identified as ace (asexual) and the group leader said I was too attractive.”
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ace.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Noun
ace (plural aces)
- (slang) A person who is asexual.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ace.
See also
- (aromantic): aro
See also
- ace K
Anagrams
- AEC, CAE, CEA, Cea, EAC
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs/, /ɛjs/
Noun
ace m (plural aces)
- (tennis) ace
Further reading
- “ace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From either or both:
- Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí / á-ché, “eldest sister; elder sister”)
- Hakka 阿姊 (a1 ji3 / â-che, “elder sister”)
Compare Tagalog ate, Kapampangan atsi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃə/ [ˈa.t͡ʃə]
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃə
- Syllabification: a‧ce
Noun
ace (plural ace-ace)
- elder sister in Chinese communities
- a term of address to Chinese woman
Further reading
- “ace” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ace.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈejs/, /ˈɛjs/
- Rhymes: -ejs, -ɛjs
Noun
ace m (invariable)
- (tennis, volleyball) ace
References
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.keː/, [ˈäkeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃe/, [ˈäːt͡ʃe]
Verb
acē
- second-person singular present active imperative of aceō
Old English
Noun
āce
- inflection of āc:
- accusative/genitive/dative singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ace.
Noun
ace m (plural aces)
- (tennis) ace (tennis: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball)
Romanian
Noun
ace
- plural of ac
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English as, from Old French as (“ace”), from Latin as, assis (“as (Roman coin)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es/
- (Doric Scots) IPA(key): /is/
- (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /js/
Noun
ace (plural aces)
- The smallest possible amount of something.
- The best of a class of things.
References
- “ace, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Spanish
Noun
ace m (plural aces)
- (tennis) ace (point scored without the opponent hitting the ball)
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈat͡ʃe]
Noun
ace
- a trace, mark
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh