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Definition of essence

noun:

• 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". Synonyms: center, centre, core, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.
• 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. Synonyms: burden, core, effect, gist.
• a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor. Synonyms: perfume.

Related words

cologne, haecceity, hypostasis, pachouli, patchouli, patchouly, perfumery, potpourri, quiddity, quintessence, stuff.

Words nearby

essene.

Rhymes with

acquiescence, adolescence, adolescence, coalescence, convalescence, evanescence, fluorescence, luminescence, obsolescence, phosphorescence, quintessence, senescence.