Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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essence | Yes | No | No | No |
quiddity | Yes | No | No | No |
essence (noun) | quiddity (noun) |
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a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor | the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other |
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
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 |