quintessences

noun

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintessences
  1. perfections
  2. essences
  3. manifestations
  4. substances
  5. classics
  6. ideals
  7. incarnations
  8. models
Noun
  • The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of perfections
Noun
  • Common formats include serums, moisturizers and creams, cleansers, essences and toners, and masks.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Common forms include serums, moisturizers and creams, cleansers, essences and toners, and masks.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of essences
Noun
  • But the competition for the Golden Lion and the festival’s other awards is only the start of Venice’s wide-ranging embrace of the art of cinema in its many manifestations.
    — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • Materials engineered to respond predictably to light could potentially form part of highly sensitive sensing technologies designed to provide earlier warning of hazardous substances.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Though synthetic 7-OH is far more potent and addictive than natural leaf kratom, experts say both substances pose risk for addiction.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of substances
Noun
  • Breakfast is served in The Orangery, where à la carte classics shine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For seven days, the Monterey Peninsula fills with historic racers, priceless classics, new hypercars, concepts and enough auction money to finance a small country.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of classics
Noun
  • Fedorov is right to say ideals should not die in warfare, or why else fight?
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Students converge on Morningside Heights because the university distills — and instills — the ideals of an open, democratic, pluralistic nation.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • More importantly, the franchise has jumped around in time — not just with the occasional time-travel subplot, but with different incarnations of the characters across the timeline.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Television has its own example in Doctor Who, where generations of viewers have embraced different actors as the Doctor without abandoning earlier incarnations.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • His stylish and souvenir models run up to 20 euros ($24) while the cheapest costs 6 euros.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Five days later, OpenAI announced that its own AI models were responsible for the incident during an internal cybersecurity test.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of models
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