QUINTESSENTIAL


Meaning of QUINTESSENTIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwɪntɪsenʃ(ə)l ]

1.

Quintessential means representing a perfect or typical example of something. ( FORMAL )

Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New Yorker.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• quin‧tes‧sen‧tial‧ly

It is a familiar, and quintessentially British, ritual.

ADV : ADV adj

2.

Quintessential means representing the central nature of something. ( FORMAL )

...the quintessential charm of his songs.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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