General
General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Quintessential and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quintessential" instead an adjective "General".
Quintessential
Quintessential adjective - Constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated.
General and quintessential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Quintessential".
Nearby Word: quintessence
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- normal and general
- normal and quintessential
- typical and general
- typical and quintessential
- usual and general
- usual and quintessential
- common and general
- common and quintessential
- natural and general
- natural and quintessential
- complete and general
- complete and quintessential
- regular and general
- regular and quintessential
Both words in one sentence
- While other similar R&B crossover stars with a single pop hit like John Legend and Pharrell Williams remain iconic examples of R&B in The New Tens, Thicke is seen as a quintessential One-Hit Wonder to most of the general public.
Source: Deader Than Disco / Music -
Their place in this scheme is problematic since, in multiplayer, they are quintessential squishy wizards with low health and potentially monstrous DPS, while the lore in general depicts them as being spiritually elevated and philosophical (and as such closer to "high men").
Source: Five Races - Let's not forget the quintessential real-life maverick General Patton.
Source: Military Maverick
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