Both Uses of
essence
in
Oryx and Crake
- But why would he be stupid enough to give up his grey rainy-day allure — the crepuscular essence, the foggy aureole, that had attracted them to him in the first place?†
p. 190.4 *
- For the success of the plan, time was of the essence.†
p. 346.8of the essence = very important
Definition:
the defining or most important quality of something
or:
a extract that concentrates important qualities of something such as smell or taste
or:
a extract that concentrates important qualities of something such as smell or taste