quintessence

suomi-englanti sanakirja

quintessence englannista suomeksi

1. kvintessenssi

2. olennaisin osa

3. perikuva

0. Substantiivi

1. perikuva, ruumiillistuma

2. puhdas aine">puhdas aine

3. syvin olemus">syvin olemus

4. kvintessenssi

4. Verbi

quintessence englanniksi

1. A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.

(synonyms)

2. (RQ:Carlyle French Revolution)

3. (RQ:Stevenson New Arabian Nights)

4. A pure substance.

(rfex)

5. The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.

6. (quote-book)|location=London|publisher=(...) Simmes|Valentine Simmes for (w),(nb...)|year=1599|pages=67–68|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008513125/page/n79/mode/1up|oclc=222334769|passage=For vvhat is ſilke but eu'n a Quinteſſence, / Made vvithout hands beyond al humane ſenſe? / A quinteſſence? nay vvel it may be call'd, / A deathleſſe tincture, ſent vs from the skies, / VVhoſe colour ſtands, vvhose gloſſe is ne're appalld, (..)

7. (RQ:Milton Paradise Lost)|year=1873

8. (quote-journal): tributes paid to 'the quintessence of kindness'|magazine=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/26/richard-attenborough-tributes-paid-to-the-quintessence-of-kindness|date=2014-08-26|passage=Dickie, a one-man entertainment empire, was at least as significant as those humanitarian titans he brought to life on screen. He was also the quintessence of kindness and modesty, and it was a privilege to have known and worked with him|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425071857/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/26/richard-attenborough-tributes-paid-to-the-quintessence-of-kindness

9. The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.

10. A hypothetical form of energy postulated to explain observations of an universe.

11. To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.

12. (l) (all senses)