Exemplar - English meaning

noun

A very typical example of a certain person or thing.

Usage examples:

He was the archetype of the old-style football club chairman

noun

The original model or a perfect example of something

noun

A typical example of something, or the original model of something from which others are copied

Usage examples:

The united states is the archetype of a federal society.

noun

A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.

Usage examples:

She seemed to be a living embodiment of vitality

noun

Someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly

Usage examples:

He was the embodiment of the english gentleman., she was portrayed in the papers as the embodiment …

noun

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

Usage examples:

She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste

noun

The typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

Usage examples:

He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman., his recordings came to epitomize american popular…

noun

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

Usage examples:

Conflict is the essence of drama

noun

The basic meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music., in essenc…

noun

The basic or most important idea or quality of something

Usage examples:

The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout life., yet change is the …

noun

An example of something, or the act of giving an example of something

Usage examples:

We include discussion and exemplification of various rhythmic styles., the exemplifications are wha…

adjective

Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.

Usage examples:

The swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip

noun

A person or thing regarded as perfect.

Usage examples:

You're my ideal of how a man should be

adjective

Perfect, or the best possible

Usage examples:

The ideal employer, ideal person for she's the ideal person (= exactly the right type of person) fo…

noun

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

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

A typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.

Usage examples:

Society's paradigm of the ‘ideal woman’

noun

A very clear or typical example used as a model

Usage examples:

His ruthless accumulation of wealth stands as a paradigm of greed in the business world.

noun

A set of theories that explain the way a particular subject is understood at a particular time

Usage examples:

The tv network claimed that this was the beginning of "a new paradigm for commercial television.", …

noun

A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

Usage examples:

It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous

noun

A person or thing that is perfect or has a large amount of a particular good characteristic

Usage examples:

A paragon of virtue

noun

A repeated decorative design.

Usage examples:

A neat blue herringbone pattern

verb

Decorate with a repeated design.

Usage examples:

He was sitting on a soft carpet patterned in rich colours

noun

A particular way in which something is done or organized, or in which something happens

Usage examples:

Our weather pattern comes from the northwest., a whole variety of behavior patterns affect infants.…

noun

A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.

Usage examples:

The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon

verb

Make a prototype of (a product).

Usage examples:

Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted

noun

The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Usage examples:

He was the quintessence of political professionalism

noun

The most typical example

Usage examples:

An american football game is the quintessence of machismo.

noun

A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Usage examples:

This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat

verb

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Usage examples:

He typed out the second draft

suffix

(forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The dish-type radio telescope