quintessence

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PIE word *pénkwe From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French, from Medieval Latin quinta essentia (“fifth essence, aether”), equivalent to quint- + essence. "Essence" in this context is a synonym for "element". In pre-atomic/Aristotelian theory, there are four known elements or essences — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — and a putative fifth element (aether), which is considered to be of exceptional superior quality to the other four basic elements.

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 精粹 (jīngcuì) — most perfect example of its type
• Chinese Mandarin: 典範 /典范 (diǎnfàn) — most perfect example of its type
• Danish: kvintessens — most perfect example of its type
• Dutch: kwintessens — most perfect example of its type
• Finnish: perikuva — most perfect example of its type
• Finnish: ruumiillistuma — most perfect example of its type
• French: quintessence — most perfect example of its type
• Galician: quintaesencia — most perfect example of its type
• Georgian: კვინტესენცია (ḳvinṭesencia) — most perfect example of its type
• German: Inbegriff — most perfect example of its type
• German: Quintessenz — most perfect example of its type
• Greek: πεμπτουσία (pemptousía) — most perfect example of its type
• Interlingua: quintessentia — most perfect example of its type
• Italian: quintessenza — most perfect example of its type
• Lithuanian: kvintesencija — most perfect example of its type
• Persian: نمونهٔ اعلی (nemune-ye a'lâ) — most perfect example of its type
• Polish: kwintesencja — most perfect example of its type
• Portuguese: quintessência — most perfect example of its type
• Russian: квинтэссе́нция (kvintessɛ́ncija) — most perfect example of its type
• Spanish: quintaesencia — most perfect example of its type
• Swedish: kvintessens — most perfect example of its type
• Turkish: en mükemmel örnek — most perfect example of its type
• Yiddish: תּמצית (tamtses) — most perfect example of its type
• Yiddish: עיקר (iker) — most perfect example of its type
• Yiddish: קווינטעסענץ (kvintesents) — most perfect example of its type
• Dutch: kwintessens — pure substance
• Finnish: puhdas aine — pure substance
• Galician: quintaesencia — pure substance
• Georgian: კვინტესენცია (ḳvinṭesencia) — pure substance
• Greek: πεμπτουσία (pemptousía) — pure substance
• Hindi: शुद्ध (śuddh) — pure substance
• Hindi: खरा (kharā) — pure substance
• Armenian: քվինտ-էսենցիա (kʻvint-ēsencʻia) — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Armenian: բուն էություն (bun ēutʻyun) — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Chinese Mandarin: 精髓 (jīngsuǐ) — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Dutch: essentie — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Dutch: kwintessens — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Finnish: syvin olemus — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Galician: quintaesencia — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Georgian: კვინტესენცია (ḳvinṭesencia) — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Georgian: დედაარსი (dedaarsi) — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Greek: πεμπτουσία (pemptousía) — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Kazakh: түйін (tüiın) — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Māori: tino — essence in its most pure and concentrated form
• Finnish: kvintessenssi — physics: hypothetical form of dark energy
• Spanish: quintaescenciar — Translations