Definitions of Essence [ˈɛs əns]

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Definition of 'Essence'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) essence
the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing; substance.

2.  essence
a concentrated substance obtained from a plant, drug, or the like, by distillation, infusion, etc.

3.  essence
an alcoholic solution of an essential oil; spirit.

4.  essence
a perfume; scent.

5.  essence
(in philosophy) the true nature or constitution of anything, as opposed to what is accidental, phenomenal, illusory, etc.

6.  essence
something that exists, esp. a spiritual or immaterial entity.

Definition of 'Essence'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
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"

2. (noun) essence
any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

3. (noun) effect, essence, burden, core, gist
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

4. (noun) perfume, essence
a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

Definition of 'Essence'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) essence
the central and unique identity of sth
a song that expresses the essence of the band's music

Definition of 'Essence'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Essence
the constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence

2. (noun) Essence
the constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts

3. (noun) Essence
constituent substance

4. (noun) Essence
a being; esp., a purely spiritual being

5. (noun) Essence
the predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, and the like

6. (noun) Essence
perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume

7. (verb) Essence
to perfume; to scent

Translation of 'Essence'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the most important part or quality Tolerance is the essence of friendship.
Afrikaans: wese	Arabic: جَوْهَر	Bulgarian: същност
Brazilian: essência	Czech: podstata	German: das Wesentliche
Danish: essens; (det) væsentlige	Greek: ουσία, κύριο στοιχείο	Spanish: esencia
Estonian: tuum	Farsi: اساس؛ اصل	Finnish: ydin
French: essence (mème)	Hebrew: עִיקָר	Hindi: तत्व, गुण, सार, भाव, मूल
Croatian: bit, srž	Indonesian: inti	Icelandic: kjarni, innsta eðli
Italian: essenza	Japanese: 本質	Korean: 본질, 진수
Lithuanian: esmė	Latvian: būtība; galvenais	Malay: ramuan
Dutch: essentie	Norwegian: det vesentlige, kjerne	Polish: istota
Persian: اساس؛ اصل	Pashto: جوهر، تومنه، اصل، طبيعت،	Portuguese: essência
Romanian: esenţă	Russian: сущность	Slovak: podstata
Slovenian: bistvo	Serbian: suština	Swedish: innersta väsen (natur), g
Thai: แก่น; ใจความ	Turkish: öz, esas	Taiwanese: 本質
Ukrainian: суть, істотність	Urdu: اہم ترین حصہ یا عنصر	Vietnamese: bản chất
Chinese: 本质
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