Essence vs. Scent

Essencenoun

The inherent nature of a thing or idea.

Essencenoun

(philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.

Essencenoun

Constituent substance.

Essencenoun

A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.

Essencenoun

A significant feature of something.

Essencenoun

The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.

Essencenoun

An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.

Essencenoun

Fragrance, a perfume.

Essencenoun

The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence.

Essencenoun

The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts.

Essencenoun

Constituent substance.

Essencenoun

A being; esp., a purely spiritual being.

Essencenoun

The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, and the like.

Essencenoun

Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume.

Essenceverb

To perfume; to scent.

Essencenoun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

Essencenoun

any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

Essencenoun

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

Essencenoun

a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

Essencenoun

the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character

Essencenoun

a property or group of properties of something without which it would not exist or be what it is

Essencenoun

an extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter and used for flavouring or scent

Essence

Essence (Latin: essentia) is a polysemic term, used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity. Essence is contrasted with accident: a property that the entity or substance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity.

Scentnoun

A distinctive odour or smell.

Scentnoun

An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

Scentnoun

The sense of smell.

Scentnoun

A perfume.

Scentnoun

(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.

Scentnoun

(obsolete) Sense, perception.

Scentverb

to detect the scent of

Scentverb

to impart an odour to

Scentverb

To have a smell.

Scentverb

To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

Scentverb

To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

Scentverb

To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

Scentverb

To have a smell.

Scentverb

To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

Scentnoun

That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

Scentnoun

Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.

Scentnoun

The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

Scentnoun

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Scentnoun

an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

Scentnoun

any property detected by the olfactory system

Scentverb

cause to smell or be smelly

Scentverb

catch the scent of; get wind of;

Scentverb

apply perfume to;

Scentnoun

a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant

Scentnoun

pleasant-smelling liquid worn on the skin; perfume

Scentnoun

a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal and perceptible to hounds or other animals

Scentnoun

a trail of evidence or other signs assisting someone in a search or investigation

Scentnoun

the faculty or sense of smell

Scentverb

impart a pleasant scent to

Scentverb

discern by the sense of smell

Scentverb

sense the presence, existence, or imminence of

Scentverb

sniff (the air) for a scent