QUINTESSENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the most typical example or representative of a type
   Hypernyms(s) quintessence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • example (what does example mean?)
   • illustration (what does illustration mean?)
   • instance (what does instance mean?)
   • representative (what does representative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the purest and most concentrated essence of something
   Hypernyms(s) quintessence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kernel (what does kernel mean?)
   • substance (what does substance mean?)
   • core (what does core mean?)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • essence (what does essence mean?)
   • gist (what does gist mean?)
   • heart (what does heart mean?)
   • heart and soul (what does heart and soul mean?)
   • inwardness (what does inwardness mean?)
   • marrow (what does marrow mean?)
   • meat (what does meat mean?)
   • nub (what does nub mean?)
   • pith (what does pith mean?)
   • sum (what does sum mean?)
   • nitty-gritty (what does nitty-gritty mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
   • was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
   Synonym(s)
   • ether (what does ether mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) quintessence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • element (what does element mean?)