The difference between Essence and Quintessence
When used as nouns, essence means the inherent nature of a thing or idea, whereas quintessence means a thing that is the most perfect example of its type.
Quintessence is also verb with the meaning: to reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
check bellow for the other definitions of Essence and Quintessence
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Essence as a noun:
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
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Essence as a noun (philosophy):
The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
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Essence as a noun:
Constituent substance.
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Essence as a noun:
A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
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Essence as a noun:
A significant feature of something.
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Essence as a noun:
The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
Examples:
"essence of Jojoba"
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Essence as a noun:
An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring.
Examples:
"vanilla essence"
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Essence as a noun:
Fragrance, a perfume.
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Quintessence as a noun:
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
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Quintessence as a noun:
A pure substance.
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Quintessence as a noun:
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
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Quintessence as a noun (alchemy):
The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water
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Quintessence as a noun (physics):
A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
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Quintessence as a verb (transitive):
To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.