ALL meanings of essentially
- noun essentially Used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person, thing, or situation. 1
- adverb essentially basically 1
- adverb essentially in essence 1
- adverb essentially in an essential manner; in essence. 0
- adverb essentially You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality. 0
- adverb essentially You use essentially to indicate that what you are saying is mainly true, although some parts of it are wrong or more complicated than has been stated. 0
- adverb essentially in a fundamental or basic way; in essence 0