chess Meaning & Definition
What Does Chess Mean?
As a noun, chess means A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
Chess in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /t͡ʃɛs/ |
| Synonyms | cheat, bromus secalinus and chess game |
| Plural | chesses |
Chess Definition (Noun)
- A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
Noun
- Any of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds.
Noun
- One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.
Noun
- A board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
Noun
- (chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.
Synonyms of Chess
Chess synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
chess (usually uncountable, plural chesses)
chess (plural chesses)
Words That Rhyme With Chess
Origin of Chess
Origin 1: From Middle English ches, chesse, from Old French eschés, plural of eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king [in chess]”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/).
Origin 2: Compare German Schach and Italian scacchi. Compare French échecs (“chess”) and its descendants: Catalan escacs and Dutch schaak. More at check and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”).
Origin 3: Uncertain; perhaps linked to Etymology 1, above, from the sense of being arranged in rows or lines.
Origin 4: Compare French châssis (“a framework of carpentry”).
Questions People Ask About Chess
What part of speech is chess?
Chess is a noun.
What is another word for chess?
Close synonyms of chess are cheat, bromus secalinus and chess game. See the full list of chess synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of chess?
The plural of chess is chesses.