epitome
ih-PIT-uh-meenounMeaning a perfect example of a quality or a type
Memory hook e-PIT-o-ME: “Look at ME: perfectly cozy!”. Curled on a soft rug by the warm fire, the cat purrs: “Look at me!” She is the epitome of coziness.
With his top hat and gold watch chain, Victor looked like the epitome of an old-fashioned gentleman.
In context The cottage was the epitome of coziness: a crackling fire, a sleeping cat, a kettle humming on the stove and a quilt over every chair.
Similar embodiment, perfect example, essence, model
From Greek epitome, “a summary, a cutting short”: epi (upon) + temnein (to cut). The perfect example sums up a whole type in one.