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...
- Symbolically, his roles represented the quintessential dissident.
- We shall consider each in turn and then discuss the quintessential example of the problem.
- I suppose the waterfront dispute is the quintessential example, but that is only one amongst many.
Synonyms
typical, prototypical, stereotypical, archetypal, classic, model, essential, standard, stock, representative, true to type, conventional;
ideal, consummate, exemplary, best, ultimate, supreme, absolute
Rhymes
- respin
- respirability
- respirable
- respirant
- respirate
- respiration
- respirational
- respiration rate
- respirative
- respirator
- respiratored
- respiratory
- respiratory acidosis
- respiratory alkalosis
- respiratory center
- respiratory centre
- respiratory chain
- respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory pigment
- respiratory quotient
- respiratory syncytial virus
- respiratory therapist
- respiratory therapy
- respiratory tract
- respiratory tree