epitome (noun)
1epitome — ► NOUN 1) (the epitome of) a perfect example of (a quality or type). 2) a summary of a written work. ORIGIN Greek, from epitemnein abridge …
2epitome — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to cut short, from epi + temnein to cut more at tome Date: 1520 1. a. a summary of a written work b. a brief presentation or statement of something 2. a typical or ideal example ;… …
3epitome — noun the epitome of the best possible example of something: Jan s behaviour seemed to me to be the very epitome of selfishness …
4epitome — I noun characteristic part, core, embodiment, essence, exemplification, model, representative, standard, summarium, typical component, typical part, typification II index abridgment (condensation), abstract …
5epitome — noun Cary Grant will always be the epitome of the debonair man Syn: personification, embodiment, incarnation, paragon; essence, quintessence, archetype, paradigm; exemplar, model, soul, example; height …
6epitome — noun /ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/ a) The embodiment or encapsulation of. b) A representative example. Syn: in a nutshell, synopsis, greatest, abstract Ant …
7epitome — [ɪ pɪtəmi, ɛ ] noun 1》 (the epitome of) a person or thing that is a perfect example of (a quality or type). 2》 a summary of a written work. Derivatives epitomist noun Origin C16: via L. from Gk epitomē, from epitemnein abridge …
8epitome — UK [ɪˈpɪtəmɪ] / US noun Word forms epitome : singular epitome plural epitomes the epitome of …
9epitome — e|pit|o|me [ ı pıtəmi ] noun the epitome of the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing: She was the epitome of fashionable elegance …
10epitome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compendium, abridgment, abstract, synopsis, summary, brief. See shortness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A typical or extreme example] Syn. embodiment, exemplification, quintessence, essence, perfect example …
