QUINTESSENTIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quintessential mean? 

• QUINTESSENTIAL (adjective)
  The adjective QUINTESSENTIAL has 1 sense:

1. representing the perfect example of a class or quality

  Familiarity information: QUINTESSENTIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUINTESSENTIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Representing the perfect example of a class or quality

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

quintessence (the most typical example or representative of a type)

Derivation:

quintessence (the most typical example or representative of a type)

quintessence (the purest and most concentrated essence of something)

quintessence (the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies)