essence
Meanings
Plural: essences
Noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
- The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
- The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
- Constituent substance.
- A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
- A significant feature of something.
- The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
- An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative.
- Fragrance, a perfume.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English essence, from Middle French essence, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “being”), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am, exist”).
Synonyms
aroma, bouquet, burden, center, centre, core, crux, effect, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nature, nitty-gritty, nub, ousia, perfume, pith, quiddity, quintessence, substance, sum, whatness
Scrabble Score: 9
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