pith
noun
[ pɪθ ]
• the spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.
• the essence of something.
• "a book that he believed contained the pith of all his work"
Similar:
essence,
essential part,
main point,
fundamental point,
heart,
substance,
heart of the matter,
nub,
core,
quintessence,
point,
crux,
gist,
salient point,
focal point,
nucleus,
meat,
kernel,
marrow,
burden,
nitty-gritty,
• vigour and conciseness of expression.
• "he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude"
Similar:
succinctness,
conciseness,
concision,
pithiness,
economy of language,
brevity,
vigour,
cogency,
weight,
depth,
force,
forcefulness,
power,
strength,
pith
verb
• remove the pith from.
• "peel and pith the oranges"
• pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it.
Origin:
Old English pitha, of West Germanic origin.
