nnoun.substancethe fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodiesDomain Usage:archaicismarchaism
Synset:ether
Derivationally Related Form:quintessentialethereal
Hypernyms:element
Inherited Hypernyms:quintessenceelementsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:quintessenceelementsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe purest and most concentrated essence of somethingDerivationally Related Form:quintessential
Hypernyms:center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum
Inherited Hypernyms:quintessencekernelcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe most typical example or representative of a typeDerivationally Related Form:quintessential
Hypernyms:example illustration instance representative
Inherited Hypernyms:quintessenceexampleinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity