quiddity

  • 11quiddity — (mahiyya, lit. ‘whatness’)    See essence and existence …

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  • 12quiddity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. essence, quintessence, substance, kernel, pith; equivocation, quibble, hairsplitting. See intrinsic, wit …

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  • 13quiddity — quid·di·ty || kwɪdÉ™tɪ n. essential nature of a thing; trivial point of contention …

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  • 14quiddity — [ kwɪdɪti] noun (plural quiddities) chiefly Philosophy the inherent nature or essence of a person or thing. Origin ME: from med. L. quidditas, from L. quid what …

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  • 15quiddity — n. 1. Essence, nature. 2. Quibble, cavil, evasion, sophism, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, trifling nicety subtlety, quirk …

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  • 16quiddity — n 1. haecceity, essence, inner essence, stuff, substance, Metaphys. hypostasis. 2. subtlety, subtle distinction, fine or thin line, quirk, quodlibet, Archaic. quillet; quibble, cavil, quip, trifling nicety …

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  • 17quiddity — quid·di·ty …

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  • 18quiddity — quid•di•ty [[t]ˈkwɪd ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality that makes a thing what it is; essential nature 2) a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument • Etymology: 1530–40; < ML quidditās= L quid what + itās ity …

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  • 19quiddity — /ˈkwɪdəti/ (say kwiduhtee) noun (plural quiddities) 1. that which makes a thing what it is; the essential nature. Compare haecceity. 2. a trifling nicety or subtle distinction, as in argument. {Medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid what} …

  • 20quiddity —   n. quintessence; equivocation; triviality.    ♦ quidditative, a …

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