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Word | Quintessence |
Swedish Meaning | kvintessensen |
(archaic) the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies / the purest and most concentrated essence of something / The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment. / purest and highest embodiment / the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class. / the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies / the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form / the most typical example or representative the quintessence of calm, | |
Usage | ⇒ The novel captures the quintessence of the eastern cultures ⇒ Noel Coward displayed the quintessence of wit. ⇒ the Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building ⇒ he was the quintessence of political professionalism |
Synonyms | essence, heart, pith, core, gist, marrow, substance, soul, kernel, nub, quiddity, centre, epitome, model, crux, embodiment, extract, nucleus, spirit, archetype, |
Antonyms | extra, bluff, distract, facade, froth, inessentiality, reluctance, surface, baseness, |
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