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essence

[ es-uhns ]

noun

  1. the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features:

    Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  2. a substance obtained from a plant, drug, or the like, by distillation, infusion, etc., and containing its characteristic properties in concentrated form.
  3. an alcoholic solution of an essential oil; spirit.
  4. a perfume; scent.
  5. Philosophy. the inward nature, true substance, or constitution of anything, as opposed to what is accidental, phenomenal, illusory, etc.
  6. something that exists, especially a spiritual or immaterial entity.


essence

/ 藞蓻蝉蓹苍蝉 /

noun

  1. the characteristic or intrinsic feature of a thing, which determines its identity; fundamental nature
  2. the most distinctive element of a thing

    the essence of a problem

  3. a perfect or complete form of something, esp a person who typifies an abstract quality

    he was the essence of gentility

  4. philosophy
    1. the unchanging and unchangeable nature of something which is necessary to its being the thing it is; its necessary properties Compare accident
    2. the properties in virtue of which something is called by its name
    3. the nature of something as distinct from, and logically prior to, its existence
  5. theol an immaterial or spiritual entity
    1. the constituent of a plant, usually an oil, alkaloid, or glycoside, that determines its chemical or pharmacological properties
    2. an alcoholic solution of such a substance
  6. a substance, usually a liquid, containing the properties of a plant or foodstuff in concentrated form

    vanilla essence

  7. a rare word for perfume
  8. in essence
    essentially; fundamentally
  9. of the essence
    indispensable; vitally important
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-别蝉顎僺别苍肠别 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of essence1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English essencia, from Medieval Latin, from Latin essentia, equivalent to esse + -ence
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of essence1

C14: from Medieval Latin essentia, from Latin: the being (of something), from esse to be
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. in essence, essentially; at bottom, often despite appearances:

    For all his bluster, he is in essence a shy person.

  2. of the essence, absolutely essential; critical; crucial:

    In chess, cool nerves are of the essence.

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Example Sentences

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鈥淚 wanted it to be about Burt鈥檚 essence 鈥 his soul, his spirit and his music,鈥 Burke says.

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I really hope it has the essence of nostalgia for others too,鈥 Delilah says.

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Slim encapsulates the essence of this truth as he hums through feelings of anger, pain and despair to achieve a level of catharsis as he tells a story of a friend who was lynched.

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In essence, the message was: there will be no more terrorist attacks if you allow us to torture people.

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That order was, in essence, an attempt to rewrite history on race and gender.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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