purest, most refined; most vital, most important
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Quintessential Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Of the nature of a quintessence; purest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf the nature of a quintessence; purest.
quintessential
\quin`tes*sen"tial\ (?), a. of the nature of a quintessence; purest. "quintessential extract of mediocrity." eliot. [
quintessential
adj : representing the perfect example of a class or quality
Being the embodiment or best example of
Do you think bin Laden is a product of his times? In other words, is he quintessentially a man of the nineties created by globalism and the collapse of ideology? Could he have existed or thrived in any other epoch?
Adjective
1. representing the perfect example of a class or quality
(pertainym) quintessence
Quintessential Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Quintessence, literally fifth essence (from Latin quinta essentia), can refer to:
Science
- Aether (classical element), the fifth classical element after earth, fire, water, and air
- Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy; postulated to explain the accelerating universe
- An international publishing group of scientific journals
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Quintessential Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The Quintessential 25 YO, De Luxe Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Inverhouse Distillers Ltd. (Airdrie, Scotland)
By: Inverhouse Distillers Ltd. (Airdrie, Scotland)
