Quintessence vs. Epitome
Difference Between Quintessence and Epitome
Quintessencenoun
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
Epitomenoun
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
Quintessencenoun
A pure substance.
Epitomenoun
A representative example.
Quintessencenoun
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
Epitomenoun
The height; the best.
Quintessencenoun
(alchemy) The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
Epitomenoun
A brief summary of a text.
Quintessencenoun
(physics) A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
Epitomenoun
a standard or typical example;
he is the prototype of good breedinghe provided America with an image of the good fatherQuintessenceverb
(transitive) To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
Epitomenoun
a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
Quintessencenoun
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
Quintessencenoun
the purest and most concentrated essence of something
Quintessencenoun
the most typical example or representative of a type
