Uk English Meaning of quiddity

essence

Other Uk English words related to essence

Definitions and Meaning of quiddity in English

Wordnet

quiddity (n)

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

Webster

quiddity (n.)

The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?

A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.

FAQs About the word quiddity

essence

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections, the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it d

characteristic,Eccentricity,habit,Idiosyncrasy,individualism,Mannerism,oddity,peculiarity,quirk,tic

conformity,sameness

quiddities => details, quidditative => qualitative, quiddit => Quidditch, quiddative => quidditative, quiddany => quidnunc,