essentialness

noun

Definition of essentialnessnext
as in centrality

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  1. centrality
  2. essentiality
  3. status
  4. reputation
  5. potency
  6. power
  7. prestige
  8. repute
Noun
  • With the centrality of Ellen comes the centrality of her ailment: the film makes frequent and flashy displays of her body-racking fits, which Depp invests with ferocious, wrenching physicality.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As an evangelical Christian tradition, Pentecostalism emphasizes salvation through Jesus Christ and the centrality of scripture.
    Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of centrality
Noun
  • Many people across the healthcare ecosystem acknowledge the power and essentiality of trust to most things in healthcare, including engagement and adherence to health advice.
    Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Paul Johnson’s sweeping yet granular historical account of modernity’s emergence reinforces the role and essentiality of the individual, for good and for evil.
    Jack Butler, National Review, 3 Sep. 2023
Definition of essentiality
Noun
  • Each person's needs vary based on age, climate, weight, activity level, and health status.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Consequently, victims of tall poppy syndrome often suffer from low self-esteem and struggle to fit in due to their status as outliers.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of status
Noun
  • While its reputation often leans traditional, there’s much more to Port than the annual stereotype suggests.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The controversial aesthetic, which emerged in the years following WWII, is the perfect cinematic vehicle for Adrien Brody’s poignant immigrant drama For its often blocky and raw concrete forms, Brutalist architecture has a polarizing reputation.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of reputation
Noun
  • Cann also goes conservative with its potency, only producing drinks that have 5mg of THC.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • While these numbers clearly show that the P3 Ultra is just in a different, smaller class, that reality didn't really stop the new M4 Pro Mac mini from a dominant display of potency.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of potency
Noun
  • Texas is generating by far the most electricity from wind power and is fast deploying battery energy storage.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Plyometrics is a type of exercise that involves quickly stretching and contracting muscles to create explosive movements with bodyweight resistance, increasing muscle power.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of power
Noun
  • Along with Newsday and the Clearview movie theater chain, the family acquired prestige entertainment venues like the Beacon Theater and Radio City Music Hall.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Structured more like a prestige crime series in the spirit of The Sopranos than an extension of DC’s The Batman franchise, the series wowed fans and critics alike with Colin Farrell’s astonishing turn as Oz Cobb, the title character.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of prestige
Noun
  • Her voice, her public repute, and her dignity — the vanishings of which are all mostly self-steered.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The long-term leasing of NNN and the fact that they are commonly leased to reliable tenants of repute minimizes the risk of default and promotes a dependable revenue stream.
    Sudhir Pai, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of repute
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