Synonyms of quintessences

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perfections
• manifestations
• classics
• ideals
• incarnations
• models
• bywords
• epitomes
• zeniths
• exemplars
• acmes
• standards
• ultimates
• apotheoses
• beau ideals
• prototypes
• paradigms
• archetypes
• avatars
• heights
• paragons
• personifications
• criterions
• abstracts
• benchmarks
• embodiments
• incorporations
• last words
• meridians
• criteria
• touchstones
• nonpareils
• embodiers
• yardsticks

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• essences
• substances
• natures
• souls
• essentialities
• beings
• quiddities
• manifestations
• spirits
• hearts
• stuff
• properties
• attributes
• centers
• aspects
• cores
• features
• incarnations
• personifications
• piths
• embodiments
• kernels
• marrows
• keynotes
• epitomes
• seats
• gists
• nubs
• alpha and omegas