The difference between Essence and Gist
When used as nouns, essence means the inherent nature of a thing or idea, whereas gist means the most essential part.
Gist is also verb with the meaning: to summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Essence and Gist
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Essence as a noun:
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
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Essence as a noun (philosophy):
The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
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Essence as a noun:
Constituent substance.
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Essence as a noun:
A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
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Essence as a noun:
A significant feature of something.
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Essence as a noun:
The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
Examples:
"essence of Jojoba"
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Essence as a noun:
An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.
Examples:
"vanilla essence"
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Essence as a noun:
Fragrance, a perfume.
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Gist as a noun:
The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
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Gist as a noun (legal, dated):
The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
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Gist as a noun (obsolete):
Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.
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Gist as a verb:
To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.