epitomes

Meaning of epitomes

plural noun
  1. a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
    she looked the epitome of elegance and good taste
  2. a summary of a written work; an abstract.

early 16th century: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein ‘abridge’, from epi ‘in addition’ + temnein ‘to cut’.

Information about epitomes

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of epitomes is: epitome.
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Hyphenation of epitomes

epit-o-mes

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • epitomes is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

epitomes synonyms

Meaning a figure intended to represent an abstract quality:

personification

Meaning a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling:

embodiment

Meaning a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality:

incarnation

Meaning a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence:

paragon

Meaning the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character:

essence

Meaning the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class:

quintessence

Meaning a very typical example of a certain person or thing:

archetype

Meaning a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model:

paradigm

Meaning a person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something:

type

Meaning a person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model:

exemplar

Meaning a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed:

prototype

Meaning the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented:

representation

Meaning a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original:

model

Meaning the essence or embodiment of a specified quality:

soul

Meaning a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule:

example

Meaning a person or thing cited as a notable and outstanding example or embodiment of something:

byword

Meaning the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed:

acme

Meaning the best achievable or imaginable of its kind:

ultimate

Meaning the time at which something is most powerful or successful:

zenith

Meaning an extreme example of something:

height

Meaning a manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher:

avatar

Meaning a brief statement or account of the main points of something:

summary

Meaning a summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech:

abstract

Meaning a brief summary or general survey of something:

synopsis

Meaning a general description or plan showing the essential features of something but not the detail:

outline

Meaning a methodical summary of a body of laws:

digest

Meaning an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something:

recapitulation

Meaning the process of adding things together:

summation

Meaning a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication:

compendium

Meaning the action of abridging a text:

abridgement

Meaning a shortened form of a word or phrase:

abbreviation

Meaning water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it:

condensation

Meaning an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one:

argument

Meaning a summary of a subject:

summa

Meaning a summary or overview of a subject:

conspectus

Anagrams of epitomes

epistome, epsomite, mopeiest

Words that rhyme with epitomes

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