Polyglot Dictionary

Essenz

/ɛˈsɛnts/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Essenzen

Meaning

  1. essence

    • Das ist die Essenz des Buches.

      That is the essence of the book.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Kern

Essenz is the essence of something, often abstract and philosophical; Kern is the core or kernel, used just as often concretely (a seed) as figuratively (the core of an issue).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

esencia

esencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "essence."

Practice

1 What does Essenz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist die ___ des Buches.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Essenz?

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