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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024es•sence /ˈɛsəns/USA pronunciation n. - the basic, unchanging nature of a thing;
the substance that gives something identity:[uncountable]The essence of civilized behavior is courtesy. - the basic meaning of something;
main point:[uncountable]The essence of his speech was that we must all work harder. - a concentrated substance made from a plant, drug, or the like:[countable* uncountable]essence of brandy.
Idioms- Idioms in essence, essentially;
basically:What she said, in essence, is that all will be well. - Idioms of the essence, absolutely essential;
crucial:It is of the essence that you attend that meeting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024es•sence (es′əns),USA pronunciation n. - the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features:Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
- a substance obtained from a plant, drug, or the like, by distillation, infusion, etc., and containing its characteristic properties in concentrated form.
- an alcoholic solution of an essential oil;
spirit. - a perfume;
scent. - [Philos.]the inward nature, true substance, or constitution of anything, as opposed to what is accidental, phenomenal, illusory, etc.
- something that exists, esp. a spiritual or immaterial entity.
- Idioms in essence, essentially;
at bottom, often despite appearances:For all his bluster, he is in essence a shy person. - Idioms of the essence, absolutely essential;
critical;
crucial:In chess, cool nerves are of the essence.
- Medieval Latin, for Latin essentia. See esse, -ence
- Middle English essencia 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged substance, spirit, lifeblood, heart, principle, soul, core.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: essence /ˈɛsəns/ n - the characteristic or intrinsic feature of a thing, which determines its identity; fundamental nature
- a perfect or complete form of something, esp a person who typifies an abstract quality
- the unchanging and unchangeable nature of something which is necessary to its being the thing it is; its necessary properties
- the constituent of a plant, usually an oil, alkaloid, or glycoside, that determines its chemical or pharmacological properties
- an alcoholic solution of such a substance
- a substance, usually a liquid, containing the properties of a plant or foodstuff in concentrated form: vanilla essence
- a rare word for perfume
- in essence ⇒ essentially; fundamentally
- of the essence ⇒ indispensable; vitally important
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin essentia, from Latin: the being (of something), from esse to be |