esencia

/eˈsensja/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las esencias

Meaning

  1. essence

    • Es la esencia del problema.

      It's the essence of the problem.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

sustancia

Close synonyms for "essence, substance."

Similar in other languages

German

Essenz

Essenz is the German word for the same thing — both mean "essence."

Practice

1 What does esencia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es la ___ del problema.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches esencia?

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