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essence | flavors |

As a noun essence

is (senseid)the inherent nature of a thing or idea.

As a verb flavors is

(flavor).

essence

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
  • * Landor
    • The laws are at present, both in form and essence , the greatest curse that society labours under.
  • * Addison
    • Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence of this virtue [charity].
  • * Courthorpe
    • The essence of Addison's humour is irony.
  • (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
  • Constituent substance.
  • * Milton
    • Uncompounded is their essence pure.
  • A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
  • * Milton
    • As far as gods and heavenly essences / Can perish.
  • * Washington Irving
    • He had been indulging in fanciful speculations on spiritual essences , until he had an ideal world of his own around him.
  • A significant feature of something.
  • The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
  • * essence of Jojoba
  • Fragrance, a perfume.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Nor let the essences exhale.

    Derived terms

    * in essence * of the essence; time is of the essence

    Related terms

    * essential * essentialism * quintessential

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    flavors

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (flavor)

    • flavor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.
    Flavor was added to the pudding.
    What flavor of bubble gum do you enjoy?
    the flavor of an experience
    Debian is one flavor of the Linux operating system.

    Verb

    (en verb)