essence
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
Noun 4 meanings
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
Constituent substance.
A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
Etymology
From Middle English essence, from Middle French essence, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “being”), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “to be, exist”).
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ESSENCE at a glance
ESSENCE has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,678 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with essence
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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