substance vs quintessence

quintessence vs substance

substance and quintessence both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of substance include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quiddity, stuff.

substance (noun)	quintessence (noun)
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists	the purest and most concentrated essence of something
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties	the most typical example or representative of a type
the property of holding together and retaining its shape	the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
the idea that is intended
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
content communicating a message; what something is about
considerable capital (wealth or income)
material of a particular kind or constitution

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