quintessentiel
French
Etymology
From quintessence + -iel, following the model of essentiel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛ̃.tɛ.sɑ̃.sjɛl/ ~ /kɛ̃.te.sɑ̃.sjɛl/
- Homophones: quintessentiels, quintessentielle, quintessentielles
Adjective
quintessentiel (feminine quintessentielle, masculine plural quintessentiels, feminine plural quintessentielles)
Noun
quintessentiel m (plural quintessentiels)
- (rare) synonym of essentiel
Derived terms
Further reading
- “quintessentiel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.