different between predominant vs quintessential

English

Alternative forms

• prædominant (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French prédominant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???d?m?n?nt/

Adjective

predominant (comparative more predominant, superlative most predominant)

1. Common or widespread; prevalent.
2. Significant or important; dominant.

Derived terms

• predominantly

Related terms

• predominance
• predominate

Translations

Noun

predominant (plural predominants)

1. (music) A subdominant.

Further reading

• predominant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Adjective

predominant (masculine and feminine plural predominants)

1. predominant

Derived terms

• predominantment

Related terms

• predominar

Further reading

• “predominant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “predominant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “predominant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “predominant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

From French prédominant.

Adjective

predominant m or n (feminine singular predominant?, masculine plural predominan?i, feminine and neuter plural predominante)

1. predominant

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?nt.??s?n.??l/

Etymology

quintessence +? -al

Adjective

quintessential (comparative more quintessential, superlative most quintessential)

1. Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate.

Derived terms

• quintessentialise
• quintessentiality
• quintessentialize
• quintessentially
• quintessentialness

Translations