What does essence mean to you?

Question

an attribute?
a scent?
vitality?
spiritual?

Answer 1

In philosophy, essence is the attribute (or set of attributes) that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is ....

To me, "essence" means the primary substance of someone, something. It could be vitality, it could be a scent, and certainly an attribute within something larger.... if you want to go spiritual, that's a whole 'nother chapter ... but YES. : )

Answer 2

The meaning of ESSENCE is given in the dictioner.com as below-

1. the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
2. a substance obtained from a plant, drug, or the like, by distillation, infusion, etc., and containing its characteristic properties in concentrated form.
3. an alcoholic solution of an essential oil; spirit.
4. a perfume; scent.
5. Philosophy. the inward nature, true substance, or constitution of anything, as opposed to what is accidental, phenomenal, illusory, etc.
6. something that exists, esp. a spiritual or immaterial entity.
—Idioms
7. in essence, essentially; at bottom, often despite appearances: For all his bluster, he is in essence a shy person.
8. of the essence, absolutely essential; critical; crucial: In chess, cool nerves are of the essence.

But this term is generally and mostly used while meaning a substance. say-
Timely delivery is the essense of the contract.
Truth was the essense of his talk
and so on

Answer 3

the pureness of someone or something, with all the impurities taken away.

Answer 4

the most inherhent characteristic of a noun

Answer 5

all of the above

Answer 6

The basic you. soul

Answer 7

nature or substance I think

Answer 8

spirit