quintessence vs representative

representative vs quintessence

quintessence and representative both are nouns.

quintessence is not an adjective while representative is an adjective.

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

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

quintessence: the most typical example or representative of a type
representative: an item of information that is typical of a class or group

Other hypernyms of quintessence include example, illustration, instance.

quintessence (noun)	representative (noun)
the purest and most concentrated essence of something	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
the most typical example or representative of a type	a person who represents others
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies	a member of the United States House of Representatives
	an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

quintessence (adjective)	representative (adjective)
	standing for something else
	being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
	serving to represent or typify

Difference between quintessence and representative

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