| essence | (noun) a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor | Synonyms: perfume |
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| (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
| (noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | Synonyms: burden, core, effect, gist |
| (noun) any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted | - |
| essential | (noun) anything indispensable | Synonyms: necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite |
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| essentiality | (noun) basic importance | Synonyms: essentialness |
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| essentialness | (noun) basic importance | Synonyms: essentiality |
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