Essence

/ˈɛsəns/

Synonyms for "essence" (386 found)

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Closest matches (78)

Noun(17 words)

core gist marrow nature substance beingness bouquet burdencell nucleuscentercentral ideacentre character characterizationcore ideacore pointcores

abstract actualityaffective meaningambergris ambrosia aroma aromaticaromatic gumaromatic waterartifact aspectat bottomattarattar of rosesattributeau fondaxiom balmbalm of gileadbalsam

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basically basisbay oilbe-all and end-allbearing beingbench markbergamot oilbest partbetter partbody bottom brainchild breathbuilding blockbulk burdencardinal pointcase centerchampaca oilchapterchief thingchild civet climax coinage coloring composition concentrate concentration concern concoction connotation consequence content core cornerstone creation

Adjective(2 words)

concentrated liquidcosmic matter

Strong matches (115)

creature crisis criticalcritical pointcrowning achievementcrucial crux decoctiondefinite odordenotationdetectable odordistillate distillation drift effect effluvium element elixir emanationend product

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ens entity epitome esse essentialessential matteressential oilessentiality essentially exhalation existence extension extract extraction fabric fiber fibre fixative flavor flower focusfocus of attentionfocus of interestforce form fragrance fruit fume fundamental fundamentally generality gistgrammatical meaninggravamengreat pointhandiwork head heading heart heliotropehigh pointhypostasis idea image impact implication import importantimportant thingin effectin essenceindispensable infusioninner essenceintension invention inwardness issuejasmine oiljuice kernel keystone landmarklavender oillexical meaninglifeliteral meaningliving issue

Noun(21 words)

crux cruxes effect eidos entrailsessential oilextractextract sampleextracts flavouring fragrance fundamentality heartheart and soulhighly concentratedinnermost partinwardness karyon kernel kernels

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liquor

Adjective(5 words)

deep interiordeepest interiorentire substanceimmaterial mattermain

Determiner(1 words)

earth's core

Related words (193)

main bodymain pointmain thingmajor partmajority manufacture marrow mass masterpiece masterwork materialmaterial pointmateriality materially mattermatter in handmeaning meat medium message

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milestone mintage most motif motive muskmyrcia oilmyrrhname of the gamenaturenew mintagenitty grittynub nubbin nucleusnuts and boltsoccurrence odorof the essenceoffspring opera opus opuscule origination outcome outgrowth overtone parfum perfection perfume perfumery pertinence picture pith pivot plurality pointpoint at issuepoint in questionpostulatepractical consequencepresence principle problem product production property purification purport quality question quid quiddity quintessence quintessentialrange of meaningreal issuereal meaningrecap recapitulation redolence reference referent refinement relation relevance requisite result resumerock bottomrootrose oilrubricrun throughrun-through rundownsalient pointsap savor scent scopesemantic clustersemantic fieldsense significance signification significatum signifiesine qua nonsmell soulspan of meaningspirit spoor stenchstructural meaningstuff subjectsubject mattersubject of thoughtsubsistence substance substantiality substantiallysubstantive pointsubtle odorsumsum and substancesummary summationsymbolic meaningtenor text texturethe bottom linethe nitty-grittythe pointtheme thrust timber tincture topictotality of associationstrace trailtransferred meaningturning pointunadorned meaningundertone value virtuality virtually vitalvolatile oilwhiff work

Noun(31 words)

main ideameaning meat milkmost immaterialmost intrinsicmost partnatures nitty-gritty nub nubs nucleiold norse lífousia perfume pith psyche purports quiddity ratafee

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remaining intactsinews souls spiritssubstance relatedsubstances substantive sum thrusts wezen whatness

Adjective(4 words)

solid coresolid mattersubstantive matterundiluted liquid

Verb(2 words)

thrust a bladethrust a spear

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More general

16 entries

chemicalcognitive contentconcept content idea import meaningmental objectnature property quality significance signification substancetoilet articlestoiletry

More specific

10 entries

central claimcharacter core gistmain ideanucleusorange essencerose essencethesisvanilla essence

Collocations

6 entries

cultural essenceessence of lifeessence of the matteressential oilthe essencetrue essence

Inflections

1 entries

essences

Derivations

3 entries

essential essentially essentialness

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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The essence of mathematics is liberty.

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The essence of liberty is mathematics.

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They'll never truly understand the essence of Japanese culture anyway.

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Secrecy is of the essence in this matter.

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