representative vs quintessence

representative and quintessence both are nouns.

representative is an adjective but quintessence is not an adjective.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of representative include apology, excuse, exception, case in point, precedent, sample, specimen.

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

representative (adjective)	quintessence (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

representative vs quintessence

representative and quintessence both are nouns.

representative is an adjective but quintessence is not an adjective.

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