quintessential
of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something: the quintessential performance of the Brandenburg Concertos.
Origin of quintessential
1Other words from quintessential
- quin·tes·sen·tial·ly, adverb
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How to use quintessential in a sentence
Iris’s house is the quintessential stone cottage in a quaint English village.
A closer look at the houses in our fave holiday films | Valerie Blake | December 26, 2020 | Washington BladeOwner Caroline Cho aimed to capture the essence of Korea’s tented street pubs, called pojangmacha, or pocha, but the pandemic has temporarily shuttered this quintessential spot
LA Icon Dan Sung Sa Has Been a Holiday Destination for Homesick Koreans for 22 Years — Until Now | Cathy Park | December 23, 2020 | EaterIt was a quintessential 2020 college football betting story.
Losing Money Betting On College Football This Year? You’re Not Alone. | Richard Johnson | December 16, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThere is hardly a more quintessential New York food than a lox bagel—a century-old popular appetizing store, Russ & Daughters, calls it “The Classic.”
The English Word That Hasn’t Changed in Sound or Meaning in 8,000 Years - Facts So Romantic | Sevindj Nurkiyazova | November 9, 2020 | NautilusWe now think of jaguars and llamas as quintessential examples of South American wildlife, for example, but their ancestors came across the isthmus from North America.
Why South America’s ancient mammals may have lost out to northern counterparts | Jake Buehler | November 4, 2020 | Science News
He was 23 when they met, she 17, and both working at a luxury services company, Quintessentially.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis quintessentially human search for explanation is not specifically conservative.
Liberian Pastors Blame Ebola on Gays, The Right Blames Obama | Jay Michaelson | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCriminal justice is quintessentially a local matter; policing, judging, and operating local jails are municipal endeavors.
Prosecuting Officer Wilson Won't Bring Justice to Ferguson | Candace McCoy | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA quintessentially French event, the Tour de France, begins in England.
A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore? | Clive Irving | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere are 24 short stories, each quintessentially quirky and, some would think, touched by lunacy.
Now, if the real part of poetry is anywhere in Hayley, or quintessentially in Pope, it certainly is not in Crashaw.
A History of English Literature | George SaintsburyThe Religio Medici , quintessentially learned, wise and splendid, is the fullest memorial of his power.
Indeed he possessed, quintessentially, that "naturalness" of matter and form on which so much stress has been laid.
A Letter Book | George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for quintessential
/ (ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl) /
most typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect
Derived forms of quintessential
- quintessentially, adverb
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