Definition of "quintessential" []

• Of, relating to, or having the nature of a quintessence; being the most typical: "Liszt was the quintessential romantic” ( Musical Heritage Review). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The ruling "is a defeat for Marley's widow Rita and nine children who had sought to recover millions of dollars in damages over UMG's effort to exploit what they called the quintessential Bob Marley sound recordings", says the story, going on:"
• "Guanajuato - a place of crowded, busy beauty, where art, architecture and nightlife collide in quintessential Mexican ways."
• "A cold one is waiting for you and I to enjoy after a day on the river to relive our day in quintessential paradise."