Word:
Quintessence
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
Perfect: the essence of something in its purest form: the most typical example or representative of.
Sentences:
1) The Patheon in Greece was comsidered the quistessence of well-proportioned buildings.
2) A selfless desire to help others is the quistessence of the virtue of charity.
Origin:
Middle English, from Middle French quinte essence, from Medieval Latin quinta essentia which literally means 'fifth element'.
First use:
15th century
Synonyms:
acme, beau, ideal, classic, epitome, exemplar
Antonyms:
imperfect, flawed.
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