quintessentialadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌkwɪntᵻˈsɛnʃl/, U.S.

/ˌkwɪn(t)əˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s quintessental, 1600s quintessentiall, 1600s–1700s quintescential, 1600s– quintessential.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quintessence n., -ial suffix.

Etymology: < quintessence n. + -ial suffix, after essential adj. Compare Middle French quintessenciel (16th cent. in Paré in an apparently isolated attestation; French quintessentiel (1832)).

A. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a quintessence; that is the purest, most typical, or most refined of its kind.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > perfect

finea1300

perfecta1398

crownedc1405

absolute?a1425

obsolute1522

quintessential1551

absolentc1560

fashionate1593

omniperfect1678

quadriform1679

exemplary1709

perfick1771

puffick1858

twenty-twenty1875

copybook1908

perfecto1941

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adjective] > quintessential

quintessential1551

quintessenced1596

pluterperfect1908

1551 T. Raynald tr. A. Vesalius Compend. Declar. Vertues Oile Imperial sig. Eiii ^v Whether the grace of gud fauour, be to be ascribid..to sum Quintessental proprete.., it wolde breede a long prossess to discuss.

1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke Pref. 6 The æthereal and quintessential physick.

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel v. 157 Mere Quintessential Devils, such as consist onely of envy, pride and malice.

a1711 T. Ken Wks. (1721) I. 32 The..Flow'rs..all strove their quintessential Sweets to drain, Perfuming Earth.

1721 T. D'Urfey Grecian Heroine v. i, in New Operas 144 Oh then lov'd Angel! My Soul's best Joy, and quintescential Part.

1767 tr. F. Algarotti Ess. on Opera 69 A dance, moreover, should have its exposition, its intricacy, and denoument; it ought to be the quintessential abridgment of an action.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto IX lxvii. 38 A quintessential laudanum.

1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton v, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 90 It was not in his nature to be superlative in anything; unless, indeed, he was superlatively middling, the quintessential extract of mediocrity.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. ii. 48 Eldon's quintessential Toryism.

1925 J. M. Murry Keats & Shakespeare i. 10 He claims for Keats the supreme and quintessential poetic gift.

1972 B. Moore Catholics i. 21 The Church..exists..as the quintessential structure through which social revolution can be brought to certain areas.

1996 Australian 4 July (Brisbane ed.) 5/2 The quintessential Kiwi bloke, Barry Crump, died yesterday, aged 61.

2. Of utmost importance; necessary, essential, indispensable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > essential or central

cardinal1440

material1603

primal1619

real1620

centrical1659

vital1659

essential1770

nucleal1826

key1832

pivotal1837

keystone1846

pivot1861

quintessential1901

central1902

core1962

1901 Jrnl. Social Sci. Nov. 12 The need of discipline as quintessential to the very existence of society.

1984 Times 7 Sept. 11/2 All these things I had acquired that I thought were quintessential to my well-being, were just peripheral, superficial.

2006 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. Charming personality is considered to be quintessential for a successful career.

B. n.

The most fundamental aspect or essential part of a thing; a quintessential element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] > quintessence

quintessence1579

essence1582

fifth-essence1584

elixir1638

distillation1650

sublimate1657

alcohol1830

quintessential1899

1899 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Sept. 529/1 These are the very quintessentials of good citizenship.

1919 E. Wharton French Ways ii. ii. 31 The quintessential is precious because whatever survives the close filtering of time is likely to answer some deep racial need, moral or æsthetic.

1953 M. Chekhov To Actor viii. 105 Contrast between the beginning and the end is truly the quintessential of a well-composed performance.

1997 M. A. Faksh Future of Islam in Middle East vi. 115 Individualism, liberalism, constitutionalism, the rule of law, and the separation of church and state—the quintessentials of democracy in the West—are simply not the language of Islam.

Derivatives

quinteˈssentially adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adverb]

fullfremedlyOE

to envyc1369

to a wish1390

perfectlyc1395

consummately1529

sincerely1583

to the (also a) nail?1611

like a tansy1619

magisterially1625

(up) to the nines (rarely nine)?1719

puffickly1858

quintessentially1866

to the (also a) queen's taste1880

A-OK1961

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adverb] > quintessentially

quintessentially1866

1866 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 733/1 Wealthy Hindoos of low degree eagerly aspire to the honor of mixing their puddle blood with the quintessentially clarifled fluid that glorifies the circulatory systems of these demigods.

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. xv. 315 Quintessentially German in manner.

1978 Language 54 275 That master negotiator and persuader, the quintessentially pragmatic Odysseus.

1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. viii. 135 The official attitude is quintessentially an English one where, in many walks of life, amateur status is an indication of superiority.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	quintessential
释义	quintessentialadj.n. Brit. /ˌkwɪntᵻˈsɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌkwɪn(t)əˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s quintessental, 1600s quintessentiall, 1600s–1700s quintescential, 1600s– quintessential. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quintessence n., -ial suffix. Etymology: < quintessence n. + -ial suffix, after essential adj. Compare Middle French quintessenciel (16th cent. in Paré in an apparently isolated attestation; French quintessentiel (1832)). A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a quintessence; that is the purest, most typical, or most refined of its kind. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > perfect finea1300 perfecta1398 crownedc1405 absolute?a1425 obsolute1522 quintessential1551 absolentc1560 fashionate1593 omniperfect1678 quadriform1679 exemplary1709 perfick1771 puffick1858 twenty-twenty1875 copybook1908 perfecto1941 the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adjective] > quintessential quintessential1551 quintessenced1596 pluterperfect1908 1551 T. Raynald tr. A. Vesalius Compend. Declar. Vertues Oile Imperial sig. Eiii ^v Whether the grace of gud fauour, be to be ascribid..to sum Quintessental proprete.., it wolde breede a long prossess to discuss. 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke Pref. 6 The æthereal and quintessential physick. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel v. 157 Mere Quintessential Devils, such as consist onely of envy, pride and malice. a1711 T. Ken Wks. (1721) I. 32 The..Flow'rs..all strove their quintessential Sweets to drain, Perfuming Earth. 1721 T. D'Urfey Grecian Heroine v. i, in New Operas 144 Oh then lov'd Angel! My Soul's best Joy, and quintescential Part. 1767 tr. F. Algarotti Ess. on Opera 69 A dance, moreover, should have its exposition, its intricacy, and denoument; it ought to be the quintessential abridgment of an action. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto IX lxvii. 38 A quintessential laudanum. 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton v, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 90 It was not in his nature to be superlative in anything; unless, indeed, he was superlatively middling, the quintessential extract of mediocrity. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. ii. 48 Eldon's quintessential Toryism. 1925 J. M. Murry Keats & Shakespeare i. 10 He claims for Keats the supreme and quintessential poetic gift. 1972 B. Moore Catholics i. 21 The Church..exists..as the quintessential structure through which social revolution can be brought to certain areas. 1996 Australian 4 July (Brisbane ed.) 5/2 The quintessential Kiwi bloke, Barry Crump, died yesterday, aged 61. 2. Of utmost importance; necessary, essential, indispensable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > essential or central cardinal1440 material1603 primal1619 real1620 centrical1659 vital1659 essential1770 nucleal1826 key1832 pivotal1837 keystone1846 pivot1861 quintessential1901 central1902 core1962 1901 Jrnl. Social Sci. Nov. 12 The need of discipline as quintessential to the very existence of society. 1984 Times 7 Sept. 11/2 All these things I had acquired that I thought were quintessential to my well-being, were just peripheral, superficial. 2006 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. Charming personality is considered to be quintessential for a successful career. B. n. The most fundamental aspect or essential part of a thing; a quintessential element. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] > quintessence quintessence1579 essence1582 fifth-essence1584 elixir1638 distillation1650 sublimate1657 alcohol1830 quintessential1899 1899 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Sept. 529/1 These are the very quintessentials of good citizenship. 1919 E. Wharton French Ways ii. ii. 31 The quintessential is precious because whatever survives the close filtering of time is likely to answer some deep racial need, moral or æsthetic. 1953 M. Chekhov To Actor viii. 105 Contrast between the beginning and the end is truly the quintessential of a well-composed performance. 1997 M. A. Faksh Future of Islam in Middle East vi. 115 Individualism, liberalism, constitutionalism, the rule of law, and the separation of church and state—the quintessentials of democracy in the West—are simply not the language of Islam. Derivatives quinteˈssentially adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adverb] fullfremedlyOE to envyc1369 to a wish1390 perfectlyc1395 consummately1529 sincerely1583 to the (also a) nail?1611 like a tansy1619 magisterially1625 (up) to the nines (rarely nine)?1719 puffickly1858 quintessentially1866 to the (also a) queen's taste1880 A-OK1961 the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adverb] > quintessentially quintessentially1866 1866 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 733/1 Wealthy Hindoos of low degree eagerly aspire to the honor of mixing their puddle blood with the quintessentially clarifled fluid that glorifies the circulatory systems of these demigods. 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember I. xv. 315 Quintessentially German in manner. 1978 Language 54 275 That master negotiator and persuader, the quintessentially pragmatic Odysseus. 1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. viii. 135 The official attitude is quintessentially an English one where, in many walks of life, amateur status is an indication of superiority. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1551
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