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
  • Although there is no moral equivalence between the two, both are manifestations of the same problem.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The manifestations go beyond the growing equity control of businesses.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • Johnson was suspended for 10 games by the NFL in 2016 for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Overconfidence may add risk Such user errors are an underappreciated danger of using these substances.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of substances
Noun
  • Harvey is a married father of two who grew up in London and studied the classics at Oxford.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Despite this tumult, the decade produced countless films of enduring artistic and commercial significance, including these eight memorable classics.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of classics
Noun
  • True, Francesca Hong hates America, Thanksgiving and most national holidays, and is anti-Israel and anything slanted to the true American ideals that made our country great.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sasa takes on a rape case that strikes close to home, while his friend Kalle defends a client in a gang trial that tests his ideals.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • 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
  • Put all that together and this city has good reason to embrace a festival that, after 20 incarnations in Sweet Home Chicago, deserves to be seen as part of our summer furniture.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • Blind audience members received Braille programs, tactile models and live audio description, while deaf spectators followed overhead titles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropic ran its tests without the standard safety safeguards in models that are generally available to the public.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of models
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