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Definitions for Quiddity

[1] the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing.
[2] a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument.
[3] philosophy the essential nature of something Compare haecceity
[4] a petty or trifling distinction; quibble

Words related to Quiddity

nicety, apotheosis, system, core, substance, nature, root, basis, character, soul, element, crux, meaning, principle, aspect, reality, quality, spirit, structure, lifeblood

Words nearby Quiddity

quickwater, quid, quid pro quo, quidde, quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet, quiet as a mouse

Origin of Quiddity

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin quidditās, equivalent to Latin quid what + -itās -ity

Word origin for Quiddity

C16: from Medieval Latin quidditās, from Latin quid what

Synonyms for Quiddity

nicety, artifice, cavil, criticism, dodge, duplicity, equivocation, evasion, niggle, pretense, prevarication, protest, quirk, shift, sophism, subterfuge, subtlety, hair-splitter, nit-picker