quintessence

Examples

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• Without protection of the World Heritage, the most prestigious landmarks of the past and the quintessence of beauty in monuments and sceneries would soon be lost.

  Academic text (1992)

• With his almost comically exaggerated bow ties and smarty-pants demeanor, he could seem the quintessence of a certain kind of New Englander—the Harvard know-it-all.

  Academic text (2007)

• I love the board, it's the quintessence of the game.

  John Barnes: Poetry in Motion (2018)

• His politics are the quintessence of how others see America: fine words, base actions.

  Blog text (7)

• Raise your glasses now, and drink to the quintessence of a new age.

  Vampires: Lucas Rising (2014)

• The purpose of art is to involve both; the game is the quintessence of art.

  Academic text (2004)

• America seems to have decided that it is the quintessence of enlightened sophistication.

  Blog text (24)

• He is the quintessence of the Americana subculture.

  Starhops (1978)

• Salsa represents the quintessence of depoliticization of the Puerto Rican colonial situation.

  Academic text (1996)

• To be blunt, what is put forth as the very best of our profession, the quintessence of good political science, is the culprit in our discontent.

  Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

E

essence of

vsquintessence

122 4.5

The most important part that makes something what it is

is the most perfect, concentrated example rather than a basic underlying quality

N

ne plus ultra

vsquintessence

• Formal

1 9.9

The best or most perfect example of something

is the concentrated, most typical form rather than the final extreme

S

superlative

vsquintessence

1 5.0

A person or thing at the highest level of quality

is the pure, concentrated example rather than just a top degree

How Typical

quintessence

• Formal

3 9.5

exemplar

16 7.2

example

∞ 1.0

anomaly

165 7.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology