stuff vs essence

essence vs stuff

stuff and essence both are nouns.

stuff is a verb but essence is not a verb.

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

As nouns, essence is a hypernym of stuff; that is, essence is a word with a broader meaning than stuff:

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

Other hypernyms of stuff include center, centre, core, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.

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

stuff (verb)	essence (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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