Definitions for essentially
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1. basically, fundamentally, essentiallyadverb

   in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

   "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

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1. essentiallyadverb

   in an essential manner; in essence.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Essentiallyadverb

   By the constitution of nature.

   Etymology: essentialiter, Latin.

   He that loves himself,
   Hath not essentially, but by circumstance,
   The name of valour. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

   Body and spirit are essentially divided, though not locally distant. Joseph Glanvill.

   All sin essentially is, and must be, mortal. Robert South, Sermons.

   Knowledge is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

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1. Essentially

   Essence (Latin: essentia) is a polysemic term, that is, it may have significantly different meanings and uses. It is used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property or set of properties or attributes 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 or attribute the entity or substance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity. The concept originates rigorously with Aristotle (although it can also be found in Plato), who used the Greek expression to ti ên einai (τὸ τί ἦν εἶναι, literally meaning "the what it was to be" and corresponding to the scholastic term quiddity) or sometimes the shorter phrase to ti esti (τὸ τί ἐστι, literally meaning "the what it is" and corresponding to the scholastic term (haecceity(thisness) for the same idea. This phrase presented such difficulties for its Latin translators that they coined the word essentia (English "essence") to represent the whole expression. For Aristotle and his scholastic followers, the notion of essence is closely linked to that of definition (ὁρισμός horismos). In the history of Western philosophy, essence has often served as a vehicle for doctrines that tend to individuate different forms of existence as well as different identity conditions for objects and properties; in this logical meaning, the concept has given a strong theoretical and common-sense basis to the whole family of logical theories based on the "possible worlds" analogy set up by Leibniz and developed in the intensional logic from Carnap to Kripke, which was later challenged by "extensionalist" philosophers such as Quine.

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1. essentially

   Essentially refers to the basic, fundamental, inherent or intrinsic nature of something. It is used to highlight the most necessary or important aspects or characteristics of something or someone, or to signify the core reality or truth of a situation. It can also mean fundamentally, primarily or most importantly.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'essentially' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2893

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'essentially' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2213

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'essentially' in Adverbs Frequency: #221

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How to pronounce essentially?

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How to say essentially in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of essentially in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of essentially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of essentially in a Sentence

1. Joseph Addison:

   Self discipline is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.

2. Gib Brogan:

   As they eat, they will process that food and essentially fertilize the oceans … which is proven to be important to the health of the oceans, the oceans produce a tremendous amount of oxygen that we breathe. They moderate climate, they absorb a tremendous amount of heat that’s being produced by humans, and they provide food for billions of people.

3. Charles Krauthammer:

   I think this argument between him and the Wall Street Journal over what is essentially two percent of the rate, I think it's slightly overexaggerated. It's not going to make any difference in the real world if there's a one or two percent lower rate, and I think what's he's doing is trying to win votes with the sweetener of the child tax credit, there's nothing wrong with that. And it's true that a pudding has to have a theme, but a tax plan doesn't have to have a theme. The theme here is that you're lowering the rate, particularly on the corporate side. You're lowering the tax on investment and return, capital gains, which is what everybody on the right has always said is the engine to drive growth. So, you've got very serious pro-growth elements in here, and you've got a sweetener for the child tax credit, that that's a rejection of Reaganism I find slightly over the top.

4. Raj Dasgupta:

   By staying up late on Friday and Saturday nights and sleeping in both days afterward, you're essentially forcing your body into a different time zone, this pattern of sleeping puts you at risk for the effects of chronic sleep deprivation, which can put you at increased risk for medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

5. Christian Bale:

   It doesn't matter if you don't know anything about racing, that is what we really had to struggle with. ... You can get a film where you can get absolutely devoted to beautiful shots of bumpers and engines and all that. But this essentially comes down to a story about this incredible friendship but told at, you know, 230 miles an hour.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=essentially
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Essentially
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=essentially
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentially
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6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=essentially