la
feminine
/eˈsenθja/
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Translation
essence
Word origin
From Latin essentia ('being, nature'), formed from esse ('to be') to translate the Greek philosophical term ousia.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- essentia
- English cognates
- essence, essential
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralesencias
Examples
.
Freedom is the essence of his way of living.
perfume .
This perfume has an essence of roses.
, .
In essence, the two plans are the same.
.
We lost the essence of the project along the way.
vainilla sabor postre.
The vanilla essence gives the dessert a lot of flavour.
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