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essence
English
Etymology
From French essence, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek ????? (ousía, “being”), from ?? (?n), present participle of ???? (eimí, “I am, exist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s?ns/
Noun
essence (countable and uncountable, plural essences)
- The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
- 1713 September 21, Joseph Addison, The Guardian, collected in The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, volume IV, Birmingham: John Baskerville, published 1761, page 263:
- CHARITY is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands, ?ays an old writer. Gifts and alms are the expre??ions, not the e??ence of this virtue.
- 1713 September 21, Joseph Addison, The Guardian, collected in The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, volume IV, Birmingham: John Baskerville, published 1761, page 263:
- (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
- Constituent substance.
- A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
- A significant feature of something.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
- An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.
- Fragrance, a perfume.
Synonyms
- (inherent nature): quintessence, whatness; See also Thesaurus:essence
- (significant feature): gist, crux; See also Thesaurus:gist
- (fragrance): aroma, bouquet; See also Thesaurus:aroma
Derived terms
- in essence
- of the essence; time is of the essence
Related terms
- essential
- essentially
- essentialism
- quintessential
Translations
Further reading
- essence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- essence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- senesce
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin essentia. Sense 2 very likely from Latin ed? (“eat”), in the sense of 'what is eaten, fuel'. Many forms of the latter are indistinguishable from the former, and so the confusion with essence is very understandable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.s??s/, /?.s??s/
Noun
essence f (plural essences)
- (philosophy, theology) essence
- petrol, gasoline
- essence, essential oil
Derived terms
- poste d'essence
- station essence
Further reading
- “essence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- censées
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spirits
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp???ts/
Verb
spirits
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spirit
Noun
spirits
- plural of spirit
spirits pl (plural only)
- Distilled alcoholic beverages.
Synonyms
- (distilled alcoholic beverages): liquor (chiefly American English)
Translations
Derived terms
- animal spirits
- ardent spirits
- neutral spirits
- wood spirits
Anagrams
- tripsis
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