center vs quintessence

quintessence vs center

center and quintessence both are nouns.

center is an adjective but quintessence is not an adjective.

center is a verb but quintessence is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
center	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
quintessence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, quintessence is a hyponym of center; that is, quintessence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than center:

center: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
quintessence: the purest and most concentrated essence of something

Other hyponyms of center include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quiddity, stuff.

center (noun)	quintessence (noun)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game	the purest and most concentrated essence of something
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play	the most typical example or representative of a type
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game	the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
a building dedicated to a particular activity
mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
politically moderate persons; centrists
the middle of a military or naval formation
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

center (adjective)	quintessence (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes

center (verb)	quintessence (verb)
direct one's attention on something
move into the center
center upon

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