Essence

Noun

 * 1) The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
 * 2) A significant feature of something.
 * 3) The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
 * 4) * essence of Jojoba
 * 5) Fragrance, a perfume.
 * 6)  The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.

Derived terms

 * in essence
 * of the essence; time is of the essence

Related terms

 * essential
 * essentialism
 * quintessential

Adjectives for Essence
seductive; intentional; tenfold; concrete lasting; solitary; everlasting; spiritual subtle; carnal; divine; congenial; electric enduring; singular; ethereal; poetic meager; heavenly; invisible; articulate; omnipresent; distinct; penetrative; volatile rubylike; thin; fiery; winged; glassy; sensuous; impalatable; immutable.

Verbs for Essence
apply—; convey—; counterfeit—; cover with—; distil—; exhale—; extract—; flavor with—; instil—; perfume with—; prepare—; preserve—; procure—; resign—; rub in—; sprinkle—; steep in—; —nauseates; —penetrates; —pervades; —refreshes; — sickens; —sinks in.

Thesaurus
affective meaning, ambergris, ambrosia, aroma, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water, artifact, aspect, at bottom, attar, attar of roses, attribute, au fond, axiom, balm, balm of Gilead, balsam, basically, basis, bay oil, be-all and end-all, bearing, being, bench mark, bergamot oil, best part, better part, body, bottom, brainchild, breath, bulk, burden, cardinal point, case, center, champaca oil, chapter, chief thing, child, civet, climax, coinage, coloring, composition, concentrate, concentration, concern, concoction, connotation, consequence, core, cornerstone, creation, creature, crisis, critical, critical point, crowning achievement, crucial, crux, decoction, definite odor, denotation, detectable odor, distillate, distillation, drift, effect, effluvium, element, elixir, emanation, end product, ens, entity, esse, essential, essential matter, essential oil, essentiality, essentially, exhalation, existence, extension, extract, extraction, fabric, fiber, fixative, flavor, flower, focus, focus of attention, focus of interest, force, form, fragrance, fruit, fume, fundamental, fundamentally, generality, gist, grammatical meaning, gravamen, great point, handiwork, head, heading, heart, heliotrope, high point, hypostasis, idea, impact, implication, import, important, important thing, in effect, in essence, indispensable, infusion, inner essence, intension, invention, inwardness, issue, jasmine oil, kernel, keystone, landmark, lavender oil, lexical meaning, life, literal meaning, living issue, main body, main point, main thing, major part, majority, manufacture, marrow, mass, masterpiece, masterwork, material, material point, materiality, materially, matter, matter in hand, meaning, meat, medium, milestone, mintage, most, motif, motive, musk, myrcia oil, myrrh, nature, new mintage, nub, nubbin, nucleus, nuts and bolts, occurrence, odor, of the essence, offspring, opera, opus, opuscule, origination, outcome, outgrowth, overtone, parfum, perfume, perfumery, pertinence, pith, pivot, plurality, point, point at issue, point in question, postulate, practical consequence, presence, principle, problem, product, production, property, purification, purport, quality, question, quid, quiddity, quintessence, quintessential, range of meaning, real issue, real meaning, recap, recapitulation, redolence, reference, referent, refinement, relation, relevance, requisite, result, resume, rock bottom, root, rose oil, rubric, run-through, rundown, salient point, sap, savor, scent, scope, semantic cluster, semantic field, sense, significance, signification, significatum, signifie, sine qua non, smell, soul, span of meaning, spirit, spoor, stench, structural meaning, stuff, subject, subject matter, subject of thought, subsistence, substance, substantiality, substantially, substantive point, subtle odor, sum, sum and substance, summary, summation, symbolic meaning, tenor, text, texture, the bottom line, the nitty-gritty, the point, theme, thrust, timber, tincture, topic, totality of associations, trace, trail, transferred meaning, turning point, unadorned meaning, undertone, value, virtuality, virtually, vital, volatile oil, whiff, work

Etymology
From essence: <  essentia:, from an artificial formation of esse:, to translate  οὐσία:, from ὤν:, present participle of εἰμί:.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: էություն
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hebrew: מהות
 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:


 * Latin:
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 * Russian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
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 * Finnish: tärkeä piirre, tuntomerkki
 * Italian:


 * Spanish:
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 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Russian: эссенция,


 * Slovene: esenca
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:


 * Hebrew: ניחוח,
 * Russian:


 * Slovene: esenca
 * Spanish:


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew: מהות
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Latin: essentia
 * Maltese:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:


 * : esenco

Anagrams

 * senesce

Etymology
Old French, from Latin essentia, from an irregular formation of esse ‘be’.

Noun

 * 1)  essence
 * 2) petrol, gasoline
 * 3) essence, essential oil

Anagrams

 * censées