Quintessence, in medieval cosmology and science, is the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
Quintessence, quintessential, or fifth essence, may also refer to:
Literature
Quintessence: The Quality of Having It, a 1983 book by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards Works by Lawrence M. Krauss: The Fifth Essence, a 1989 book Quintessence: The Search for Missing Mass in the Universe, a 2000 book Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine, essays by Willard Van Orman Quine Quintessence, a 2013 science fiction book by David Walton
Media companies Quintessence Films, film production company Quintessence Films Limited, British film production company Quintessence International Publishing Group, a publishing company founded in Berlin, Germany
Music Quintessence Records, a budget label Quintessence Records (Canadian label) Quintessence (band), 1970s British progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds
Albums The Quintessence, by Quincy Jones and his orchestra, 1962 Quintessence (Quintessence album), 1970 Quintessence (Bill Evans album), 1976 Quintessence (Borknagar album), 2000 Quintessential, by Steam Powered Giraffe, 2016 Quintessence (Spontaneous Music Ensemble album) Quintessence (Taeyang album), 2026
Songs "Quintessence", by Darkthrone, from album Panzerfaust "Quintessence", by Rotting Christ, from album Genesis "Quintessence", by Mastodon, from album Crack the Skye "In Quintessence", by Squeeze, from album East Side Story
Other uses Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy, postulated to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe Quintessence (restaurant), a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan Quintessence (horse), a thoroughbred racer (1900–1917) Quintessence: The Blighted Venom, a game by Freebird Games The Quintessence, a DC Comics group of mutually consulting cosmic beings: see resp. Ganthet section
See also Quintessenz, an Austrian on-line civil liberties advocacy organization Quintessons, fictional characters from the Transformers franchise Fifth Element (disambiguation)