1 An unappealing or inferior person or thing; dud, loser: The new show's a total dog (1930s+) 2  An unattractive woman: And she was a dog (1930s+) 3  An attractive woman; fox (1960s+ Jazz musicians)  A man; fellow; guy: dirty dog/ handsome dog (1596+)
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: In Essence. In Essence is a 5-member Canadian R&B group that has had success both in Canada and USA. The groups members, Dru, Pops, Smooth, Que and Touch all met in Toronto, Ontario in 1993.
inherent. imminent, immanent - Imminent is about to happen and immanent is inherent or pervading the material world. intrinsic - Latin intrinsecus, on the inside, came to be the English intrinsic, inner, internal and inherent. proper - First meant inherent, intrinsic. innate, inherent - The word innate means inborn and should apply to living things; inherent is essential, intrinsic and applies best to nonliving things like ideas.