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quintessence
[ kwin-tes-uhns ]
noun
- the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
- the most perfect embodiment of something.
- (in ancient and medieval philosophy) the fifth essence or element, ether, supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies, the others being air, fire, earth, and water.
quintessence
/ 办飞瑟苍藞迟蓻蝉蓹苍蝉 /
noun
- the most typical representation of a quality, state, etc
- an extract of a substance containing its principle in its most concentrated form
- (in ancient and medieval philosophy) ether, the fifth and highest essence or element after earth, water, air, and fire, which was thought to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies and latent in all things
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辩耻颈苍路迟别蝉路蝉别苍路迟颈补濒 [kwin-t, uh, -, sen, -sh, uh, l], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of quintessence1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of quintessence1
Example Sentences
Some theorists describe the force as a field or fluid pervading the whole universe and give it the name quintessence.
For 58 years--an eternity in this town--Chasen鈥檚 was the quintessence of Hollywood, as sublime as the expensive caviar that is on the menu and as low-brow as the world-famous chili that is not.
And her longevity feels like a quest in the direction of excellence, as well as a pursuit of her own quintessence.
An informal shot of Moss and Naomi Campbell, smoking in the Meatpacking district, is the quintessence of cool.
As Walter Benjamin asked, 鈥淚s it not the quintessence of experience to find out how very difficult it is to learn many things which apparently could be told in very few words?鈥
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