Associations to the word «Essence»

Wiktionary

ESSENCE, noun. ​The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
ESSENCE, noun. (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
ESSENCE, noun. Constituent substance.
ESSENCE, noun. A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
ESSENCE, noun. A significant feature of something.
ESSENCE, noun. The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
ESSENCE, noun. Fragrance, a perfume.

Dictionary definition

ESSENCE, noun. 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".
ESSENCE, noun. Any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted.
ESSENCE, noun. The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.
ESSENCE, noun. A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats