PITH

n. 1 core, heart, kernel, nucleus, crux, gist, focus, focal point, essence, meat, marrow, nub, point, spirit, substance, quintessence As usual, Randolph came immediately to the pith of the argument 2 weight, burden, gravamen, gravity, force, moment, import, importance, significance, substance, depth, matter I have something of great pith to tell you about