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Immortal vs Quintessence - What's the difference?

immortal | quintessence |

As nouns the difference between immortal and quintessence

is that immortal is one who is not susceptible to death while quintessence is a thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something.

As an adjective immortal

is not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

As a verb quintessence is

{{cx|transitive|lang=en}} To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.

immortal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
  • Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.
  • his immortal words
  • Connected with or relating to immortality.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I have immortal longings in me.
  • (obsolete) Great; excessive; grievous.
  • (Hayward)

    Synonyms

    * undeadly * deathless * everlasting

    Antonyms

    * mortal

    Derived terms

    * immortality * immortally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not susceptible to death.
  • A member of an elite regiment of the Persian army.
  • A member of the Académie française.
  • (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon; a wizard.
  • * 1999 , "Corey Crawford", RECRUITING: [circle] Tazmania/Middle Sphere: Admin, Builders, Immortals'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.mud.announce )
  • Tazmania/Middle Sphere is in need of builders, admin, and immortals . Immortals do not need experiance(SIC).

    quintessence

    Noun

  • A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something.
  • A pure substance.
  • The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
  • (alchemy) The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water
  • (physics) A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * quintessential * quintessentially

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
  • References

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