Quintessence Definition & Meaning
quintessence
- noun
- the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- the most typical example or representative of a type
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"cosmological quintessence"
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- What does quintessence mean?
- the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies the purest and most concentrated essence of something the most typical example or representative of a type
- What part of speech is quintessence?
- Quintessence is a noun.
- How many definitions does quintessence have?
- Quintessence has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).