quintessence
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He was the quintessence of Regular Guy, a big friendly dog of a person, with some of the sadness that big, friendly dogs can carry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025
The key to quintessence is that it changes in value through cosmic history and can be attractive or repulsive.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023
When I’m writing a novel, adding something to it every day is for me the quintessence of practice.
From Slate • Jan. 18, 2021
In the category of younger generations pegging the eccentricity of the older, she achieved a quintessence when she said amiably, “I think the alumni are adorable.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2020
The heavens are made out of aether, or quintessence, which is translucent and unchanging, neither hot nor cold, dry nor damp.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing quintessence
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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