quintessence vs marrow

marrow vs quintessence

quintessence and marrow both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

quintessence (noun)	marrow (noun)
the purest and most concentrated essence of something	the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
the most typical example or representative of a type	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies	large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
	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

Difference between quintessence and marrow

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