essentialness.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 absolutely necessary; indispensable.
2 fundamental, basic.
3 of or constituting the essence of a person or thing.
4 (of a disease) with no known external stimulus or cause; idiopathic.

--n.

(esp. in pl.) a basic or indispensable element or thing.

essential element any of various elements required by living organisms for normal growth. essential oil a volatile oil derived from a plant etc. with its characteristic odour.

essentiality n. essentially adv. essentialness n. [ME f. LL essentialis (as ESSENCE)]

essentialness.html - n.
1 the indispensable quality or element identifying a thing or determining its character; fundamental nature or inherent characteristics.
2 a an extract obtained by distillation etc., esp. a volatile oil. b a perfume or scent, esp. made from a plant or animal substance.
3 the constituent of a plant that determines its chemical properties.
4 an abstract entity; the reality underlying a phenomenon or all phenomena.

in essence fundamentally. of the essence indispensable, vital. [ME f. OF f. L essentia f. esse be]

essentialness.html - n.
a member of an ancient Jewish ascetic sect living communally. [L pl. Esseni f. Gk pl. Essenoi]

essentialness.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 absolutely necessary; indispensable.
2 fundamental, basic.
3 of or constituting the essence of a person or thing.
4 (of a disease) with no known external stimulus or cause; idiopathic.

--n.

(esp. in pl.) a basic or indispensable element or thing.

essential element any of various elements required by living organisms for normal growth. essential oil a volatile oil derived from a plant etc. with its characteristic odour.

essentiality n. essentially adv. essentialness n. [ME f. LL essentialis (as ESSENCE)]

essentialness.html - n.
1 the indispensable quality or element identifying a thing or determining its character; fundamental nature or inherent characteristics.
2 a an extract obtained by distillation etc., esp. a volatile oil. b a perfume or scent, esp. made from a plant or animal substance.
3 the constituent of a plant that determines its chemical properties.
4 an abstract entity; the reality underlying a phenomenon or all phenomena.

in essence fundamentally. of the essence indispensable, vital. [ME f. OF f. L essentia f. esse be]

essentialness.html - n.
a member of an ancient Jewish ascetic sect living communally. [L pl. Esseni f. Gk pl. Essenoi]