en masse
[ ahn mas, en; French ahn mas ]
/ ɑn ˈmæs, ɛn; French ɑ̃ ˈmas /
adverb
in a mass; all together; as a group: The people rushed to the gate en masse.
Origin of en masse
Borrowed into English from French around 1795–1805
Words nearby en masse
en déshabillé,
en face,
en famille,
en fête,
en garde,
en masse,
en papillote,
en passant,
en pension,
en plein,
en plein air
Example sentences from the Web for en masse
It was mass production—you did things by rote, en-masse—no individuality.
David Lannarck, Midget |George S. Harney
British Dictionary definitions for en masse
en masse
/ (French ɑ̃ mas) /
adverb
in a group, body, or mass; as a whole; all together
Word Origin for en masse
C19: from French
Cultural definitions for en masse
en masse
[ (ahn mas) ]
A French phrase meaning “in a large body”: “The protesters left en masse for the White House.”
Idioms and Phrases with en masse
en masse
In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol. This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.