English-Thai Dictionary

quintessence

N แก่นสาร  หัวกะทิ  หัวใจ  kean-san

 

quintessential

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น แก่นสาร  ซึ่ง เป็น สิ่งจำเป็น  essential necessary typical sueng-pen-kean-san

 

quintet

N กลุ่ม  5 คน หรือ  5 สิ่ง  คณะ นักร้อง หรือ นักแสดง  5 คน  ดนตรี ที่ ใช้ เครื่องดนตรี เล่น  5 ชิ้น  klum-5-kon-rue-5-sing

 

quintette

N กลุ่ม  5 คน หรือ  5 สิ่ง  คณะ นักร้อง หรือ นักแสดง  5 คน  ดนตรี ที่ ใช้ เครื่องดนตรี เล่น  5 ชิ้น  klum-5-kon-rue-5-siang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUINTESSENCE

n.[L. quinta essentia, fifth essence. ] 1. In alchimy, the fifth or last and highest essence of power in a natural body. Hence,
2. An extract from any thing, containing its virtues or most essential part in a small quantity.
Let there be light, said God; and forthwith light etherial, first of things, quintessence pure, sprung from the deep.
3. In chimistry, a preparation consisting of the essential oil of a vegetable substance, mixed and incorporated with spirit of wine.
4. The pure essential part of a thing.
[I have followed Bailey and Ash and our general usage in the accentuation of this word. Jameson has done the same. The accent on the first syllable is very unnatural. ]

 

QUINTESSENTIAL

a.Consisting of quintessence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUINTEL

QUINTEL Quin "tel, n.

 

Defn: See Quintain.

 

QUINTESSENCE

Quin *tes "sence, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. quinta essentia fifth essence. See Quint, and Essence. ]

 

1. The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment. [Obs. ]

 

Note: The ancient Greeks recognized four elements, fire, air, water, and earth. The Pythagoreans added a fifth and called it nether, the fifth essence, which they said flew upward at creation and out of it the stars were made. The alchemists sometimes considered alcohol, or the ferment oils, as the fifth essence.

 

2. Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence. Let there be light, said God; and forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the deep. Milton.

 

QUINTESSENCE

QUINTESSENCE Quin *tes "sence, v. t.

 

Defn: To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a quintessence. [R.] Stirling. "Truth quintessenced and raised to the highest power. " J. A. Symonds.

 

QUINTESSENTIAL

QUINTESSENTIAL Quin `tes *sen "tial, a.

 

Defn: Of the nature of a quintessence; purest. "Quintessential extract of mediocrity. " G. Eliot.

 

QUINTET; QUINTETTE

Quin *tet ", Quin *tette ", n. Etym: [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint. ] (Mus. )

 

Defn: A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

quinte

quinte |kant kwɪnt | ▶noun Fencing the fifth of eight standard parrying positions. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: French, from Latin quintus ‘fifth, ’ from quinque ‘five. ’

 

Quintero, Jose

Quin ter o, Jose |kwinˈte (ə )rō, kēn -kwɪnˈtɛroʊ | (1924 –99 ), US theatrical director; born in Panama. He was noted for directing plays by Eugene O'Neill and for founding Circle in the Square, a theater in New York City's Greenwich Village. He directed many Broadway plays, including Long Day's Journey into Night (1956 ), Strange Interlude (1963 ). and A Moon for the Misbegotten (1973 ).

 

quintessence

quin tes sence |kwinˈtesəns kwɪnˈtɛsns | ▶noun the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: he was the quintessence of political professionalism. • the aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character: we were all brought up to believe that advertising is the quintessence of marketing. • a refined essence or extract of a substance. • (in classical and medieval philosophy ) a fifth substance in addition to the four elements, thought to compose the heavenly bodies and to be latent in all things. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a term in philosophy ): via French from medieval Latin quinta essentia ‘fifth essence. ’

 

quintessential

quin tes sen tial |ˌkwintəˈsenCHəl ˈˌkwɪn (t )əˈsɛn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: he was the quintessential tough guy —strong, silent, and self-contained. DERIVATIVES quin tes sen tial ly adverb

 

quintet

quin tet |kwinˈtet kwɪnˈtɛt | ▶noun a group of five people playing music or singing together. • a musical composition for such a group. • any group of five people or things: a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto ‘fifth, ’ from Latin quintus .

 

Oxford Dictionary

quinte

quinte |kãt | ▶noun Fencing the fifth of eight parrying positions. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: French, from Latin quintus ‘fifth ’, from quinque ‘five ’.

 

Quintero, Jose

Quin ter o, Jose |kwinˈte (ə )rō, kēn -kwɪnˈtɛroʊ | (1924 –99 ), US theatrical director; born in Panama. He was noted for directing plays by Eugene O'Neill and for founding Circle in the Square, a theater in New York City's Greenwich Village. He directed many Broadway plays, including Long Day's Journey into Night (1956 ), Strange Interlude (1963 ). and A Moon for the Misbegotten (1973 ).

 

quintessence

quintessence |kwɪnˈtɛs (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: he was the quintessence of political professionalism. • the aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character: we were all brought up to believe that advertising is the quintessence of marketing. 2 a refined essence or extract of a substance. 3 (in classical and medieval philosophy ) a fifth substance in addition to the four elements, thought to compose the heavenly bodies and to be latent in all things. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a term in philosophy ): via French from medieval Latin quinta essentia ‘fifth essence ’.

 

quintessential

quintessential |ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: he was the quintessential tough guy —strong, silent, and self-contained. DERIVATIVES quintessentially adverb

 

quintet

quin |tet |kwɪnˈtɛt | ▶noun a group of five people playing music or singing together. • a musical composition for a quintet. • any group of five people or things: a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto ‘fifth ’, from Latin quintus .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

quintessence

quintessence noun 1 it's the quintessence of the modern home: perfect example, exemplar, prototype, stereotype, picture, epitome, embodiment, ideal, apotheosis; best, pick, prime, acme, crème de la crème. 2 brain scientists are investigating the quintessence of intelligence: essence, soul, spirit, nature, core, heart, crux, kernel, marrow, substance; informal nitty-gritty; Philosophy quiddity, esse.

 

quintessential

quintessential adjective Abbie was the quintessential flower child: typical, prototypical, stereotypical, archetypal, classic, model, standard, stock, representative, conventional; ideal, consummate, exemplary, definitive, best, ultimate. USAGE See penultimate . Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

quintessence

quintessence noun 1 Wemmick's cottage is the quintessence of the Victorian home: perfect example, exemplar, prototype, stereotype, picture, epitome, embodiment, personification, paragon, ideal; best, cream, elite, flower, jewel, gem, pick, prime, last word, acme of perfection; French crème de la crème, beau idéal. 2 they wanted to know how our brains function and thereby discover the quintessence of intelligence: essence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, pith, substance, sum and substance; informal nitty-gritty; Philosophy quiddity, esse.

 

quintessential

quintessential adjective skiing was the quintessential 1980s yuppie holiday: typical, prototypical, stereotypical, archetypal, classic, model, essential, standard, stock, representative, true to type, conventional; ideal, consummate, exemplary, best, ultimate, supreme, absolute.

 

Duden Dictionary

Quinte

Quin te Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Qu i nte |mittellateinisch quinta (vox ) = fünfte (r Ton )a fünfter Ton einer diatonischen Tonleiter b Intervall von fünf diatonischen Tonstufen

 

Quinten

Quin ten |Qu i nten |Plural von Quinta und Quinte

 

Quintenschritt

Quin ten schritt Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der |Qu i ntenschritt | Quinte b

 

Quintenzirkel

Quin ten zir kel Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der |Qu i ntenzirkel |ohne Plural Kreis, in dem alle Tonarten in Dur und Moll in Quintenschritten dargestellt werden Kurzform: Zirkel 4

 

Quinteronin

Quin te ro nin Substantiv, feminin , die |Quinter o nin |die Quinteronin; Genitiv: der Quinteronin, Plural: die Quinteroninnen weibliche Form zu Quinteron

 

Quintessenz

Quint es senz Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Qu i ntessenz |die Quintessenz; Genitiv: der Quintessenz, Plural: die Quintessenzen mittellateinisch quinta essentia = feinster unsichtbarer Luft- oder Ätherstoff als fünftes Element, eigentlich = fünftes Seiendes, für griechisch pémptē ousíā bei den Pythagoreern und Aristoteles Wesentliches, Wichtigstes; Hauptgedanke, Hauptinhalt die Quintessenz einer Diskussion, aller Überlegungen

 

Quintett

Quin tett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Quint e tt |das Quintett; Genitiv: des Quintett [e ]s, Plural: die Quintette italienisch quintetto, zu: quinto = Fünfter < lateinisch quintus 1 a Musik Komposition für fünf solistische Instrumente oder fünf Solostimmen [mit Instrumentalbegleitung ] er hat mehrere Quintette komponiert b Musik Ensemble von fünf Instrumental- oder Vokalsolisten sie spielt Cello in einem Quintett 2 oft scherzhaft Gruppe von fünf Personen, die häufig gemeinsam in Erscheinung treten oder gemeinsam etwas [Strafbares ] tun

 

French Dictionary

quinte

quinte n. f. nom féminin 1 Accès de toux prolongé. : Il était secoué par des quintes de toux ou des quintes violentes. 2 Suite de cinq cartes de même couleur.

 

quintessence

quintessence n. f. nom féminin littéraire Ce qui est essentiel, ce qu ’il y a de plus raffiné dans une œuvre, une science, etc. SYNONYME substantifique moelle . Prononciation La deuxième syllabe se prononce té, [kɛ̃tesɑ̃s ]

 

quintette

quintette n. m. nom masculin 1 Œuvre musicale écrite pour cinq parties. : Quintette à cordes. 2 Formation composée de cinq musiciens.

 

Spanish Dictionary

quintero, -ra

quintero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que tiene arrendada una quinta o cultiva las heredades de la misma .2 nombre masculino Mozo o criado de labranza que ara y cultiva la tierra .

 

quinteto

quinteto nombre masculino 1 Grupo de cinco personas, empresas, entidades, etc. :un quinteto de deportistas; el quinteto de las mejores compañías aseguradoras .2 lit Estrofa formada por cinco versos de arte mayor de los cuales ninguno puede quedar suelto; la composición tiene dos rimas consonánticas, pero no pueden rimar más de dos versos seguidos y la estrofa no puede terminar en un pareado .3 mús Conjunto musical formado por cinco voces o instrumentos .4 mús Composición musical escrita para ser interpretada por cinco voces o instrumentos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

quintessence

quin tes sence /kwɪntés (ə )ns /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠〖the ～〗典型, 本質, 真髄 .

 

quintessential

quin tes sen tial /kwɪ̀ntɪsénʃ (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠本質の, 真髄の ; 典型的な .～ly 副詞

 

quintet

quin tet -tette /kwɪntét /名詞 C 1 〘楽 〙五重奏 [唱 ]団, クインテット ; 五重奏 [唱 ]曲 (→solo ).2 5人 [個 ]組 .3 ｟くだけて ｠バスケットボールチーム .