essentially
/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.42 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, fundamentally, characteristically, centrally, substantially; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally"
- "The beaver is a social creature, not just occasionally but essentially."
- "A thin, crunchy lemon and thyme rosti was essentially the pimped-up aesthetic of the Kettle chip. That's OK. I like Kettle chips."
- "A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever."
- "A: So you're saying, in other words, that he's greedy? B: Essentially, yes, that's what I'm saying."
Etymology
Etymology tree Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential Middle English -ly English -ly English essentially From essential + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more essentially (comparative)
most essentially (superlative)