Essence
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The inherent nature of a thing or idea. A significant feature of something. The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process. Fragrance, a perfume. The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
Example sentence: The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.
Sum
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition.)A quantity of money.A summary.A central idea or point.The utmost degree.An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To add together.To give a summary of.
Example sentence: You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.