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quintessentialrepresenting the most perfect example of a quality or class; most typical

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: representing the most perfect example of a quality or class; most typical

Pronunciation (IPA): /kwɪnˌtɛˈsɛnʃəl/

Korean meaning: 어떤 특성이나 부류의 가장 완벽한 예를 나타내는; 가장 전형적인

Korean pronunciation: 퀸테**센**셜

Example Sentences

  • The small cafe with vintage furniture was quintessentially Parisian.
  • She gave the quintessential response: 'It's complicated.'
  • Pizza and beer are the quintessential college student meal.

quintessential

ADJECTIVE

//kwɪnˌtɛˈsɛnʃəl//

representing the most perfect example of a quality or class; most typical

quintessential concept
💡 Concept

representing the most perfect example of a quality or class; most typical

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quintessential rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The quintessential ingredients reveal their essential potential

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kwɪnˌtɛˈsɛnʃəl/
🇬🇧 UK/kwɪnˌtɛˈsɛnʃəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixquint--
Rootessence
Suffix--ial

Origin

중세 라틴어에서 온 말로, 고대 그리스 철학자들이 믿었던 '다섯 번째 원소(quinta essentia)'에서 유래. 물, 불, 흙, 공기 외에 천상의 완벽한 다섯 번째 본질을 의미했다.

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🎵Rhyme

essentialentialpotential
essential
ential
potential

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📝Examples

The small cafe with vintage furniture was quintessentially Parisian.

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She gave the quintessential response: 'It's complicated.'

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Pizza and beer are the quintessential college student meal.

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His messy hair and coffee-stained shirt made him the quintessential researcher.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

typicalclassicarchetypalperfectideal

Antonyms

atypicalunusualuncharacteristic

Related

essentialfundamentalcharacteristicrepresentative