QUINTESSENCE Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word quintessence. (close relations)
Definition of QUINTESSENCE
Best Alternative Words for QUINTESSENCE
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| core | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a small group of indispensable persons or things • an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality • the center of an object • the central part of the Earth • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories • the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place • a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil verb • remove the core or center from | ||||||||
| embodiment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a new personification of a familiar idea • a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept • giving concrete form to an abstract concept | ||||||||
| epitome | nounn | |||||||
noun • a standard or typical example • a brief abstract (as of an article or book) | ||||||||
| essence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor | ||||||||
| heart | nounn | |||||||
noun • the locus of feelings and intuitions • the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body • the courage to carry on • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • an inclination or tendency of a certain kind • a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines • a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) • a positive feeling of liking • a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it | ||||||||
| paragon | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | ||||||||
| soul | nounn | |||||||
noun • the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life • a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential • deep feeling or emotion • the human embodiment of something • a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s | ||||||||
| spirit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the vital principle or animating force within living things • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people • a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character • any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings • the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) • the intended meaning of a communication • animation and energy in action or expression • an inclination or tendency of a certain kind verb • infuse with spirit | ||||||||
| substance | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • the idea that is intended • material of a particular kind or constitution • considerable capital (wealth or income) • content communicating a message; what something is about • the property of holding together and retaining its shape • a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | ||||||||
| ether | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies • any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom • a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves • a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic | ||||||||
