quintessential
/,kwinti'senʃəl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: "Quintessential" describes something that perfectly embodies the essential nature or most important characteristics of a particular type or category. It represents the purest, most ideal form.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
Advanced Usage
- "to be quintessential of": to be the perfect example representing something.
Variants and Related Words
- Quintessence (noun): The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class; the pure, concentrated essence of something.
- Quintessentially (adverb): In a way that represents the most perfect or typical example.
Synonyms
- Archetypal: Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing.
- Exemplary: Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
- Definitive: Of the most authoritative or conclusive example.
Idioms and Phrases
- The quintessential [something]: A common phrase used to label the perfect or most representative example.
Adjective
- representing the perfect example of a class or quality