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essence (enc)
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Essence| Noun | 1. | essence - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, gist, kernel, substance, nub, meat, sum, core, center, heart, marrow bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" | | | 2. | essence - any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extractedmatter, substance - that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter" | | | 3. | essence - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary workmeaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" | | | 4. | essence - a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odorpotpourri - a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume rose water - perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses | |
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