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Spanish word
esencia
Pronunciation
IPA/eˈsenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nounessence
Example
¿Cuál es la esencia de esta idea?
What is the essence of this idea?
More examples
Aunque cambien los detalles, hay que mantener la esencia de la tradición.
Although the details change, we must preserve the essence of the tradition.
Core concept
The fundamental trait that defines a thing.
Common phrases
mantener la esencia
preserve the essence
la esencia del asunto
the essence of the matter
Similar words
núcleo: Core part at the center of something, often its main point or focus.
fundamento: Underlying basis or justification that supports an idea or system.
Definition in Spanish
Cualidad o rasgo fundamental que constituye lo que algo es.
Word origin
Derived from Latin essentia (esse 'to be' + the abstract suffix -entia), entering Spanish via Medieval Latin with the sense of a thing's basic nature.
Usage tips
- Esencia is the noun for a thing's nature, while esencial is the adjective meaning 'essential' or 'necessary', so they are not interchangeable.
Other meanings
- corenoun
- main pointnoun
Opposites
- superficialidadsuperficialitynoun
- trivialidadtrivialitynoun
Related words
- esencialessentialadjective
- esencialmenteessentiallyadverb