Essentially vs Quintessentially - What's the difference?
essentially | quintessentially |
In an essential manner; in essence.
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In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
* 1994 — Christopher Bulis, State of Change , ch XXIII, p237
As adverbs the difference between essentially and quintessentially
is that essentially is in an essential manner; in essence while quintessentially is in a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.essentially
English
Adverb
(en adverb)citation, passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}
Synonyms
* actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantiallyquintessentially
English
Adverb
(-)- Peri handed Ptolemy his helmet. It had a crest on it, which she always thought looked quintessentially Roman.