English-Thai Dictionary

quintessential

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

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUINTESSENTIAL

a.Consisting of quintessence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUINTESSENTIAL

QUINTESSENTIAL Quin `tes *sen "tial, a.

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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

 

Oxford Dictionary

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

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

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

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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