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esencia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • core noun The central or most essential part of something.
  • essence noun The most basic, defining quality of something — what makes it what it truly is.
  • gist noun The main point or essential meaning of something longer or more complicated.
  • quiddity noun The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
  • scent noun A distinctive smell.

Senses

esencia is used for these senses in English:

  • essence The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
  • gist (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
  • quiddity (philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
  • scent A distinctive smell.

core — full definition

  1. noun The central or most essential part of something.
  2. noun The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
  3. adj Forming the most important or fundamental part of something.
  4. verb To remove the core from a piece of fruit.

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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