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esse

/ˈɛsi/

esse noun: essence, essential nature.

Noun

esse (plural esses)

  1. Essence, essential nature.
    • Hence it is that the Univerſe, which was created from his Eſſe, and which regarded as to Uſes is his Image, obtained theſe three in all and ſingular the Things appertaining to it.1788, Emanuel Swedenborg, The Wisdom of Angels Concerning Divine Love and Divine Wisdom, London: […] W. Chalklen, page 136
    • […]that is his proprium, since the esse of the life of man is his will;1801, Emanuel Swedenborg, Arcana Cœlestia: or, Heavenly Mysteries Contained in the Sacred Scriptures, or Word of the Lord, Manifested and Laid Open, volume X, London: […] J. Hodson, page 482

esse meaning in Tamil

esse in Tamil

உளதாந்தன்மை, சாரம், உளதாம் தன்மை

Forms of esse

pluralesses

Plural of esse: esses

Origin of esse

Borrowed from Latin esse.

Phrases with esse

Questions about esse

What does esse mean?
Esse means essence, essential nature.
What is esse in Tamil?
Esse in Tamil is உளதாந்தன்மை, சாரம், உளதாம் தன்மை. See Esse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is esse?
Esse is a noun.
How do you pronounce esse?
Esse is pronounced /ˈɛsi/.
What is the plural of esse?
The plural of esse is esses.

Words near esse in the dictionary

  1. essaylets
  2. Essayli
  3. essaylike
  4. essays
  5. ESSCOM
  6. esse
  7. essed
  8. essedum
  9. Essegian
  10. Essegians
  11. Esselen

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: esse (page history and authors); esse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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