quintessence Synonyms

ether soul quintic quiddity prototype polyatomic pith personification paragon paradigm nucleus nub nonpareil nonesuch spirit standard heart of the matter essential part sum and substance nitty-gritty universal solvent last word virtuality ultimate typification type substance sublimation stuff nature model meat essentiality essence epitome entity embodiment distillation crux core centre best basis archetype acme exemplar exemplification marrowbone marrow lifeblood