essence

hakikanin ma'ana, ma'anar gaskiya

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛsəns/
• SAMPA: /"Es@ns/

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• Hyphenation: es‧sence

Noun

Singular essence

Plural essences

1. (countable) An essence is the most basic and important quality of something.

   She seems the very essence of kindness.
   
   

   So the very essence of being human is to be capable of, and drawn to, intimacy — with others and with God.
   Don haka, ainihin asalin zama ɗan adam shi ne kasancewa da ikon yin zumunci, tare da sha’awar kusanci — da mutane da kuma da Allah. --Quran/2/257/Ya_Waliyy

Related words

• essential
• essentially