Associations to the word «Quintessential»

Wiktionary

QUINTESSENTIAL, adjective. Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate.

Dictionary definition

QUINTESSENTIAL, adjective. Representing the perfect example of a class or quality.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky