Definitions For Essence

noun

• A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
• The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
• Any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
• The basic nature of a thing : the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
• A substance that contains in very strong form the special qualities (such as the taste and smell) of the thing from which it is taken