quintessence

A noun referring to the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class, or the purest essence of something.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее самый совершенный или типичный пример качества или класса, или чистейшую сущность чего-либо.esSustantivo que designa la forma más perfecta o típica de una cualidad o clase, o la esencia más pura de algo.frNom désignant l'exemple le plus parfait ou le plus typique d'une qualité ou d'une classe, ou l'essence la plus pure de quelque chose.deSubstantiv, das den vollkommensten oder typischsten Vertreter einer Qualität oder Klasse bezeichnet oder den reinsten Kern bzw. das Wesen von etwas.ptSubstantivo que designa o exemplo mais perfeito ou típico de uma qualidade ou classe, ou a essência mais pura de algo.zh指某事物最完美或最典型的典范，或某种品质、事物的纯粹本质。arاسم يدل على أصفى جوهر الشيء أو أنقاه، أو على المثال الأكمل والأنموذج الأمثل لصفة أو طبقة معينة.

1. Fifth element C2 formal

   In ancient and medieval philosophy, the fifth and highest element after air, earth, fire, and water, believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies.

   • The ancient Greeks believed the quintessence was the material of the stars.
   • Medieval alchemists sought to isolate the quintessence from other elements.
   • In Ptolemaic cosmology, the quintessence filled the celestial spheres.

   ruПятый элементesQuintaesencia (quinto elemento)frquintessence (élément)deFünftes ElementptQuinto elementozh第五元素arالعنصر الخامس

   المرادفات: aetherether

2. Purest essence C1 formal

   The purest and most concentrated form or essence of something.

   • This perfume is the quintessence of floral scents.
   • Her speech captured the quintessence of the movement's ideals.
   • The artist's work represents the quintessence of minimalist design.

   ruКвинтэссенцияesquintaesenciafrEssence la plus puredeQuintessenzptQuintessênciazh精髓arالجَوْهَر الخالص

   المرادفات: archetypecoreembodimentepitomeessenceheartmodelparagonpithsoul

   الأضداد: drossimpurityrefuse

3. Perfect example C1 formal

   The most typical or perfect example of a particular quality or type.

   • He is the quintessence of a modern entrepreneur.
   • This dish is the quintessence of Italian cuisine.
   • Her behavior was the quintessence of professionalism.

   ruКвинтэссенцияesquintaesenciafrExemple parfaitdeQuintessenzptQuintessênciazh典型arالمثال الكامل

   المرادفات: archetypeembodimentepitomeexemplaridealmodelparadigmpersonification

• quintessences plural form
• quintessences' possessive plural form
• quintessence's possessive singular form