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essence
noun as in heart, significance
Strongest matches
aspect, basis, bottom line, character, core, crux, element, lifeblood, meaning, nature, principle, quality, reality, root, soul, spirit, structure, substance
Strong matches
attribute, backbone, base, being, bottom, burden, caliber, constitution, entity, essentiality, fiber, form, fundamentals, germ, grain, kernel, life, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pith, point, property, quiddity, quintessence, stuff, timber, vein
Weak matches
be-all and end-all, chief constituent, essentia, main idea, name of game, virtuality
Example Sentences
The new stadium is to be built next to Old Trafford, which Ratcliffe hopes will "preserve the essence" of their current home.
Though brief, it is the type of footage one would expect to see at a memorial service, which, in essence, is what this film was supposed to be.
Fugard defined the essence of what he called “pure theater” as nothing more “than the actor and the stage, the actor in space and silence.”
The essence of every interview we did at that time was: “You guys are doing really well. Please explain.”
But we want her here as much as possible because she is the essence of the show; her voiceover, it is still in every episode.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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