Essence vs. Element
Difference Between Essence and Element
Essencenoun
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
Elementnoun
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
Letters are the elements of written language.Essencenoun
(philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
Elementnoun
(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
Essencenoun
Constituent substance.
Elementnoun
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
Essencenoun
A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
Elementnoun
(legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
Essencenoun
A significant feature of something.
Elementnoun
(set theory) One of the objects in a set.
Essencenoun
The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
essence of JojobaElementnoun
Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
Essencenoun
An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.
vanilla essenceElementnoun
A small part of the whole.
an element of doubt;an element of the pictureEssencenoun
Fragrance, a perfume.
Elementnoun
Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
exposed to the elementsEssencenoun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
the gist of the prosecutor's argumentthe heart and soul of the Republican Partythe nub of the storyElementnoun
A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
to be in one's elementEssencenoun
any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
Elementnoun
The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
Essencenoun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Elementnoun
A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.Essencenoun
a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
Elementnoun
A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.Elementnoun
(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
Elementverb
(obsolete) To compound of elements.
Elementverb
(obsolete) To constitute and be the elements of.
Elementnoun
an abstract part of something;
jealousy was a component of his charactertwo constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmonythe grammatical elements of a sentencea key factor in her successhumor: an effective ingredient of a speechElementnoun
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Elementnoun
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;
spare components for carsa component or constituent element of a systemElementnoun
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;
the alchemists believed that there were four elementsElementnoun
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;
water is the element of fishesElementnoun
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective;
in your elementElementnoun
a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
