essentially

es·sen·tial  (-snshl)

adj.

1. Constituting or being part of the essence of something; inherent.

2. Basic or indispensable; necessary: essential ingredients. See Synonyms at indispensable.

3. Medicine Of, relating to, or being a dysfunctional condition or a disease whose cause is unknown: essential hypertension.

4. Biochemistry Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet: essential amino acids.

n.

1. Something fundamental.

2. Something necessary or indispensable.

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es·senti·ali·ty (-sh-l-t), es·sential·ness n.

es·sential·ly adv.

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essentially [ɪˈsɛnʃəlɪ]

adv

in a fundamental or basic way; in essence

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

essentially - in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" basically, fundamentally

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essentially

adverb

1. fundamentally, radically, basically, primarily, at heart, intrinsically, at bottom the belief that geniuses are essentially quite different from ordinary people

2. basically, materially, virtually, fundamentally, in effect, substantially, in the main, to all intents and purposes, in substance His analysis is essentially correct.

Translations

essentially [ɪˈsenʃəlɪ] ADV

1. (= at bottom) → básicamente
essentially, it is a story of ordinary people → básicamente, es una historia de gente normal
she was essentially a generous person → era básicamente or en esencia una persona generosa

2. (= on the whole) → en lo esencial, en lo fundamental
essentially, we agree → estamos de acuerdo en lo esencial or fundamental
his theory is essentially correct → su teoría es correcta en lo esencial → fundamentalmente or en lo fundamental su teoría es correcta

essentially [ɪˈsɛnʃəli] adv (= basically) → essentiellement

essentially

adv (= fundamentally) → im Wesentlichen; (= basically, at heart) → im Grunde genommen; essentially, they are saying that … → im Wesentlichen sagen sie, dass …; she was an essentially good woman → im Grunde genommen war sie eine gute Frau

essentially [ɪˈsɛnʃ/əlɪ] adv → essenzialmente, fondamentalmente

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essentially [ɪˈsɛnʃ/əlɪ] adv → essenzialmente, fondamentalmente