The difference between Crux and Essence

When used as nouns, crux means the basic, central, or essential point or feature, whereas essence means the inherent nature of a thing or idea.


check bellow for the other definitions of Crux and Essence

  1. Crux as a noun:

    The basic, central, or essential point or feature.

    Examples:

    "The crux of her argument was that the roadways needed repair before anything else could be accomplished."

  2. Crux as a noun:

    The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.

  3. Crux as a noun:

    A puzzle or difficulty.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dr. Sheridan"

  4. Crux as a noun (climbing):

    The hardest point of a climb.

  5. Crux as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    A cross on a coat of arms.

  1. Essence as a noun:

    The inherent nature of a thing or idea.

  2. Essence as a noun (philosophy):

    The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.

  3. Essence as a noun:

    Constituent substance.

  4. Essence as a noun:

    A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.

  5. Essence as a noun:

    A significant feature of something.

  6. Essence as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "essence of Jojoba"

  7. Essence as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "vanilla essence"

  8. Essence as a noun:

    Fragrance, a perfume.