essentia — meaning in English

English meaning

• being noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
• essence noun The most basic, defining quality of something — what makes it what it truly is.

Senses

essentia is used for these senses in English:

• being The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

being — full definition

1. noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
2. noun The state of existing; existence itself.
3. conjunction Given that; since (used to introduce a reason).

essence — full definition

1. noun The most basic, defining quality of something — what makes it what it truly is.
2. noun A concentrated liquid extracted from a plant, used for flavoring or fragrance.

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