quintessentiel

French

Etymology

From quintessence +‎ -iel, following the model of essentiel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛ̃.tɛ.sɑ̃.sjɛl/, /kɛ̃.te.sɑ̃.sjɛl/
Homophones: quintessentiels, quintessentielle, quintessentielles

Adjective

quintessentiel (feminine quintessentielle, masculine plural quintessentiels, feminine plural quintessentielles)

quintessential

Noun

quintessentiel m (plural quintessentiels)

(rare) Synonym of essentiel

Derived terms

quintessentiellement

Further reading

“quintessentiel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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