Light is quintessential. Light is life.
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Quintessential
//ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl//
Synonyms for "quintessential" (90 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (45)
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2 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 典型的 adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Estonian
1 entries- ülim adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Finnish
2 entries- pohjimmainen adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- tyypillinen adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
French
1 entries- quintessentiel adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
German
3 entries- der Inbegriff des/der... adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- durch und durch adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- von Grund auf adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Greek
1 entries- τελειότατος adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Khmer
3 entries- ខ្លឹមសារ adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- សារគតិ adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- សារវន្ត adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Norwegian
1 entries- ultimat adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Portuguese
2 entries- quinta-essencial adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- quintessencial adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Russian
2 entries- существенный adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- типи́чный adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- tipičan adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Spanish
1 entries- quintaesencial adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Yiddish
2 entries- עיקרדיק adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
- תּמציתדיק adj (of the nature of a quintessence)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Widgets are the quintessential model product.
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The franchise of Star Trek is quintessential in science fiction. I grew up with the show, as a child in the Philippines to a child in North America. The franchise is real adventure and exploration. Visiting Italy, in the hotel room, I saw Star Trek: The Next Generation dubbed in Italian. Since then, I have watched various series of the Star Trek franchise in French and Spanish, besides in the original English.
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Summer festivals and firework shows are a quintessential part of summer in that town.
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