QUINTESSENCE


Meaning of QUINTESSENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwɪntes(ə)ns ]

1.

The quintessence of something is the most perfect or typical example of it. ( FORMAL )

He was the quintessence of all that Eva most deeply loathed.

N-UNCOUNT : with supp , usu the N of n

2.

The quintessence of something is the aspect of it which seems to represent its central nature. ( FORMAL )

...an old stone cottage, the quintessence of rural England.

N-UNCOUNT : with supp , usu the N of n

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