quintessential (quin-tes-sen-tial)

Definition


noun.
1 that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence; 2 a concentrated and purified form of something

Example Sentence

Good concentration is quintessential to doing well.

Synonyms

essence; essential; soul; spirit; sum

Antonyms

minor; secondary

Rhymes

  • henschel
  • hentschel

  • credential
  • essential
  • potential
  • prudential
  • torrential
  • credential
  • essential
  • potential
  • prudential
  • sequential
  • tangential
  • torrential

  • confidential
  • deferential
  • differential
  • existential
  • exponential
  • preferential
  • presidential
  • quintessential
  • reverential
  • confidential
  • consequential
  • deferential
  • differential
  • existential
  • exponential
  • influential
  • nonessential
  • preferential
  • presidential
  • providential
  • quintessential
  • residential
  • reverential

  • experiential
  • jurisprudential
  • nonresidential
  • vice-presidential
  • inconsequential
  • jurisprudential
  • nonresidential
  • vice-presidential