Words Like ESSENCE
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to ESSENCE.
    
    
    
        
            33 Alternative Words Similar to essence
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        3 examples of essence
           
        
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        the essence of mint, and the like
    
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        the nub of the story
    
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        the heart and soul of the Republican Party
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of essence
           
        
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        The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence.
    
    
    
 
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        The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts.
    
    
    
 
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        A being; esp., a purely spiritual being.
    
    
    
 
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        The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil.
    
    
    
 
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        Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume.
    
    
    
 
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        the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    
    
    
 
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        any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
    
    
    
 
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        a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor