quintessence vs centre

centre vs quintessence

quintessence and centre both are nouns.

quintessence is not an adjective while centre is an adjective.

quintessence is not a verb while centre is a verb.

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

As nouns, centre is a hypernym of quintessence; that is, centre is a word with a broader meaning than quintessence:

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

Other hypernyms of quintessence include center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.

quintessence (noun)	centre (noun)
the purest and most concentrated essence of something	a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
the most typical example or representative of a type	(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies	the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
	a building dedicated to a particular activity
	the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
	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
	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

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

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

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