essence vs stuff

stuff vs essence

essence and stuff both are nouns.

essence is not a verb while stuff is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
essence	Yes	No	No	No
stuff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stuff is a hyponym of essence; that is, stuff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than essence:

essence: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
stuff: a critically important or characteristic component

Other hyponyms of essence include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quiddity, quintessence.

essence (noun)	stuff (noun)
a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor	miscellaneous unspecified objects
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	unspecified qualities required to do or be something
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work	a critically important or characteristic component
any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted	senseless talk
	information in some unspecified form
	informal terms for personal possessions
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

essence (verb)	stuff (verb)
	fill with a stuffing while cooking
	fill tightly with a material
	treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
	cram into a cavity
	obstruct
	press or force

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