unessence en · NOUN
Etymology
From un- + essence.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Lack of essence; that which is not essence.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
unessence en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + essence.
Meanings
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(transitive) To deprive of its essential nature.
Not only does truth, in these long intervals, unessence herself, but (what is harder) one cannot venture a crude fiction for the fear that it may ripen into a truth upon the voyage.
1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:Education is a vital process involving intelligent, growing, sensitive and dynamic human elements and it becomes mechanical at the risk of unessencing itself.
1965, An introduction to educational and psychological research, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unessences | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unessencing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unessenced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unessenced | Tense=Past | lexicographic |