haecceity

/ (hɛkˈsiːɪtɪ, hiːk-) /

nounplural -ties

philosophy the property that uniquely identifies an object: Compare quiddity

Origin of haecceity

C17: from Medieval Latin haecceitas, literally: thisness, from haec, feminine of hic this

Words Nearby haecceity

hadrosaur
hadst
had, to be
Had we but world enough, and time, / This coyness, Lady, were no crime
hae
haecceity
Haeckel
haem-
haema-
haemachrome
haemacytometer

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