quintessence

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for quintessence

quintessence 🔊 /kwɪntɛˈsʌns/

quintessence : පරමසාරය

quintessence : සතපාකය

quintessence : ඉතා උසස් තත්ත්වය

quintessence : ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ සාරය

quintessence definition

Noun.

  1. The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment.
  2. Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence.

Transitive verb. To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a quintessence.