marrow vs quintessence

quintessence vs marrow

marrow and quintessence both are nouns.

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

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

marrow: 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 marrow include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quiddity, stuff.

marrow (noun)	quintessence (noun)
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones	the purest and most concentrated essence of something
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	the most typical example or representative of a type
large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins	the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

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