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in essence
es·sence E0216900 (ĕs′əns) n. 1. a. The intrinsic or indispensable quality or qualities that serve to characterize or identify something: The essence of democracy is the freedom to choose. b. Philosophy The inherent, unchanging nature of a thing or class of things, especially as contrasted with its existence. 2. The most important part or aspect of something: The essence of her argument is that the policy is wrongheaded. 3. a. An extract that has the fundamental properties of a substance in concentrated form. b. Such an extract in a solution of alcohol. c. A perfume or scent. 4. One that has or shows an abundance of a quality as if highly concentrated: a neighbor who is the essence of hospitality. 5. Something that exists, especially a spiritual or incorporeal entity. Idioms: in essence By nature; essentially: He is in essence a reclusive sort. of the essence Of the greatest importance; crucial: Time is of the essence.
[Middle English essencia and French essence, both from Latin essentia, from esse, to be, from the presumed present participle *essēns, *essent- (on the model of differentia, difference, from differēns, different-, present participle of differre, to differ), created to translate Greek ousiā (from ousa, feminine present participle of einai, to be) ; see es- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | in essence - with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details; "in principle, we agree"in principle, in theory |
in essence
in essenceFundamentally; basically. Yeah, in essence, that's what I'm trying to say. In essence, she's a good person—you just need to get to know her betterSee also: essencein essencebasically; essentially. I have lots of detailed advice for you, but in essence, I want you to do the best you can. In essence, lightning is just a giant spark of electricity.See also: essencein essenceBasically, by nature, as in He is in essence a very private person or In essence, they were asking the wrong question. This term employs essence in the sense of "intrinsic nature," a usage dating from the mid-1600s. See also: essence in essence By nature; essentially: He is in essence a reclusive sort.See also: essenceAcronymsSeeIEin essence
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