quintessence vs sum

sum vs quintessence

quintessence and sum both are nouns.

quintessence is not a verb while sum is a verb.

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

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

quintessence: the purest and most concentrated essence of something
sum: 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, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance.

quintessence (noun)	sum (noun)
the purest and most concentrated essence of something	the whole amount
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	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	the final aggregate
	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	a quantity of money

quintessence (verb)	sum (verb)
	determine the sum of
	be a summary of

Difference between quintessence and sum

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