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View usage for: (kwɪntɪsenʃəl) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Quintessential means representing a perfect or typical example of something. [formal] This was quintessential Midwestern farming country. Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New Yorker. Synonyms: ultimate, essential, typical, fundamental More Synonyms of quintessential quintessentially adverb [ADVERB adjective] It is a familiar, and quintessentially British, ritual. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Quintessential means representing the central nature of something. [formal] ...the quintessential charm of his songs. quintessential in British English (ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl) adjectivemost typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect Derived forms quintessentially (ˌquintesˈsentially) adverb Examples of 'quintessential' in a sentencequintessential In other languagesquintessential British English: quintessential ADJECTIVE Quintessential means representing a perfect or typical example of something. I found him to be the quintessential gentleman. - American English: quintessential
- Brazilian Portuguese: quinta-essencial
- Chinese: 典型的
- European Spanish: por antonomasia
- French: personnifié
- German: fundamental
- Italian: perfetto
- Japanese: 典型的な
- Korean: 전형의
- European Portuguese: quintessencial
- Latin American Spanish: por antonomasia
Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New Yorker. Additional synonymsCricket is the archetypal English game. Synonyms typical, standard, model, original, normal, classic, ideal, exemplary, paradigmatic, prototypal, prototypic or prototypical Definition most complete, or the best of its kind It is still the definitive book on the islands. Synonyms authoritative, greatest, ultimate, reliable, most significant, exhaustive, superlative, mother of all (informal) Synonyms perfect, complete, ideal, absolute, quintessentialNearby words ofquintessential - quietus
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Additional synonymsDefinition essential or primary the fundamental principles of democracy Synonyms central, first, most important, prime, key, necessary, basic, essential, primary, vital, radical, principal, cardinal, integral, indispensable, intrinsicDefinition being or serving as a representative example of a particular type typical pastimes such as watching films and reading Synonyms archetypal, standard, model, normal, classic, stock, essential, representative, usual, conventional, regular, characteristic, orthodox, signature, indicative, illustrative, archetypical, stereotypical |