quintessences

noun

Definition of quintessencesnext
plural of quintessence
1
as in perfections
the most perfect type or example the Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building

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2
as in essences
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is a selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity

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  1. manifestations
  2. substances
  3. classics
  4. incarnations
Noun
  • Some of them are hopeful manifestations for the remix album and others are definitely just for the lulz.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The clinical manifestations and direct impact on the heart, lungs, and other organs will be measured in the next phase of study.
    Bill Frist, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • There’s no telling what’s in other batches, or if additional substances that the researchers didn’t have the capacity to test for may have been included as well.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And those are just the substances that turned up in the specific batches that were tested, Michienzi notes.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of substances
Noun
  • Timely can be necessary and useful, but the timeless—including the classics and ancient wisdom —is also necessary and useful.
    Arianna Huffington, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The film traces the history of the production house, which has created classics like The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Quartermass Xperiment, and will be on show at the upcoming American Film Market.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of classics
Noun
  • The difference in scope is so vast, so astronomical, that these penalties are unrecognizable from their prior incarnations.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Not only is he not mentioned in Tolkien’s original text, there isn’t even anyone like him in previous incarnations of LOTR.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of incarnations
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