epitome
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness.
a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract.
Origin of epitome
1Other words for epitome
Other words from epitome
- ep·i·tom·i·cal [ep-i-tom-i-kuhl], /ˌɛp ɪˈtɒm ɪ kəl/, ep·i·tom·ic, adjective
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How to use epitome in a sentence
Maurice “Rocket” Richard was the best hockey player on the planet then — the epitome of a goal scorer8 — but he was also a bit of a cheap-shot artist.
The NHL’s Most Bitter Rivalry Is On Pause. But It Could Come Back With A Vengeance. | Terrence Doyle | February 18, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThen there’s Elizabeth — who is chocolate brown and described as “the epitome of decorum and grace.”
Bezos has become a subject of public fascination and, on the left, public ire as an epitome of America’s billionaire class, especially since rising to the No.
Elon Musk dethrones Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person | Theodore Schleifer | January 7, 2021 | VoxThe resume of Atlanta’s Younghoe Koo is the epitome of a winding NFL kicking career.
Placekickers With NFL Dreams Face A Winding, Risky Path | Marisa Ingemi | December 18, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe house meal, then, is the epitome of comfort food —not in the broad sense, but when and how it actually matters.
Celebrate the House Meal, the Go-To Dish for When There’s No One to Satisfy but Yourself | Jaya Saxena | September 30, 2020 | Eater
It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe really is the epitome of the cliché “women want him and men want to be him.”
Neve Campbell on ‘Mad Men,’ ‘90s Nostalgia, and Why the ‘Scream’ Movie Franchise is Over | Marlow Stern | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll in all, Bates strikes me as a good upstanding Englishman—the epitome of stiff-upper-lip resolve and restraint.
Just Kill Mr. Bates Already! How to Save ‘Downton Abbey’ | Andrew Romano | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTanny came to be known as the epitome of a Balanchine dancer, with her long legs and graceful, fluid lines.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse | Nancy Buirski | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are the epitome of old-school rationality and refinement—or at least they were until now.
The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork | Chloë Ashby | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo this end they spread a distorted epitome of his favourite views, amongst their retainers.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterWe have given an epitome of the development of the submarine vessel up to the opening of the twentieth century.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousChaucer refers us to Aleyn's description on account of its unmerciful length; it was hopeless to attempt even an epitome of it.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerYour average woman shopping is the epitome of irresolution, or so it seems to the man.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonThe epitome of Gemistus Pletho, referred to above, is of great value, and held in the highest estimation by all editors.
British Dictionary definitions for epitome
/ (ɪˈpɪtəmɪ) /
a typical example of a characteristic or class; embodiment; personification: he is the epitome of sloth
a summary of a written work; abstract
Origin of epitome
1Derived forms of epitome
- epitomical (ˌɛpɪˈtɒmɪkəl) or epitomic, adjective
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