essentially
English dictionary entry
Meanings
adv
- In an essential way.
- In essence: by nature.
- In essence: in most ways that matter; in all ways that matter.
Pronunciation
/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/
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Word forms
essentially
more essentially
most essentially
Etymology
From essential + -ly.
Synonyms
inherently
intrinsically
innately
naturally
quintessentially
essentially
in and of itself
per se
actually
at bottom
at heart
basically
fundamentally
characteristically
centrally
substantially
au fond
by definition
deep down
in effect
in essence
in the end
in the final analysis
ultimately
substantively
more or less
all in all
all things considered
altogether
broadly
as a rule
by and large
chiefly
feckly
for the most part
generally
in the main
largely
mainly
mostly
on the whole
overall
predominantly
pretty well
primarily
principally
Translations
Armenian: ըստ էության
Azerbaijani: mahiyyətcə
Catalan: en essència
Chinese Mandarin: 本質上 /本质上
Chinese Mandarin: 基本上
Chinese Mandarin: 大體上 /大体上
Danish: i sit inderste væsen
Danish: i bund og grund
Danish: grundlæggende
Dutch: essentieel
Esperanto: esence
Faroese: í botn og grund
Finnish: pohjimmiltaan
Finnish: sisimmältään
Finnish: perimmältään
Finnish: periaatteessa
Finnish: käytännössä
French: essentiellement
French: en essence
Middle French: en essence
German: im Wesentlichen
German: im Grunde
German: im Kern
German: im Grunde genommen
Hungarian: lényegében
Italian: in essenza
Maltese: essenzjalment
Norwegian Bokmål: dypest sett
Norwegian Bokmål: i bunn og grunn
Pannonian Rusyn: у сущносци
Pannonian Rusyn: сущно
Polish: zasadniczo
Polish: w gruncie rzeczy
Portuguese: em essência
Portuguese: essencialmente
Romanian: esențial
Romanian: în esență
Russian: по существу́
Russian: суще́ственно
Russian: по су́ти
Russian: в су́щности
Russian: есть
Russian: суть
Serbo-Croatian: u biti
Serbo-Croatian: u suštini
Slovak: v podstate
Slovak: esenciálne
Spanish: esencialmente
Spanish: en esencia
Swedish: i grund och botten
Ukrainian: по су́ті
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