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quiddity
[ kwid-i-tee ]
noun
, plural quid·di·ties.
- Also called what·ness [hwuht, -nis, wuht, ‐]. the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing.
- a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument.
quiddity
/ ˈkwɪdɪtɪ /
noun
- philosophy the essential nature of something Compare haecceity
- a petty or trifling distinction; quibble
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quiddity1
C16: from Medieval Latin quidditās, from Latin quid what
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Example Sentences
Next came the redoubtable Mr. Mumbles himself, leading Mrs. Mumbles by the hand, preceded by the young lawyer Quiddity.
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On the next interview Mr. Mumbles, delighted with the report of Quiddity, addressed him with truly dignified solemnity.
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The lawyer's clerk, whose name was Quiddity, also set about publishing the whole of the matter abroad.
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Whatness and affections (quiddity) of being distinguishes between, ii.
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Nature herself is maya; natural science must perforce deal with her ineluctable quiddity.
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