essence vs matter-of-factness

essence

noun
  • The inherent nature of a thing or idea. 

  • Constituent substance. 

  • The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process. 

  • A being; especially, a purely spiritual being. 

  • An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative. 

  • The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory. 

  • A significant feature of something. 

  • Fragrance, a perfume. 

matter-of-factness

noun
  • The property of behaving in a matter-of-fact manner. 

How often have the words essence and matter-of-factness occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )