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essence Noun 1. the most important and distinctive feature of something, which determines its identity 2. a concentrated liquid used to flavour food 3. in essence essentially 4. of the essence vitally important [Latin esse to be]
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essence noun 1. fundamental nature, nature, being, life, meaning, heart, spirit, principle, soul, core, substance, significance, entity, bottom line, essential part, kernel, crux, lifeblood, pith, quintessence, basic characteristic, quiddity noun 2. concentrate, spirits, extract, elixir, tincture, distillate >> in essence essentially, materially, virtually, basically, fundamentally, in effect, substantially, in the main, to all intents and purposes, in substance of the essence vitally important, essential, vital, critical, crucial, key, indispensable, of the utmost importance Translationsin essence → esencialmente; (Culin) → extrait m; in essence → en substance; speed is of the essence → l'essentiel, c'est la rapidité (Culin) → Essenz f; in essence → im Wesentlichen; speed is of the essence → Geschwindigkeit ist von entscheidender Bedeutung in essence → in sostanza; speed is of the essence → la velocità è di estrema importanza |
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Concerning each of which many seem to have fallen into very great errors; for by invention, I believe, is generally understood a creative faculty, which would indeed prove most romance writers to have the highest pretensions to it; whereas by invention is really meant no more (and so the word signifies) than discovery, or finding out; or to explain it at large, a quick and sagacious penetration into the true essence of all the objects of our contemplation. It is indeed unmanageable, but the essence of it is not a battle. However it is done, it is certain that a beam of heat is the essence of the matter. |
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