Definition of quiddity Quiddity
quid•di•ty
We found 8 definitions of quiddity from 4 different sources.
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What does quiddity mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: quiddities |
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| quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | ||
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| quiddity - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections | ||
| quibble, cavil | ||
| equivocation, evasion falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quiddity (n.)
The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it? - quiddity (n.)
A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quiddity
kwid′i-ti, n. the essence of anything: any trifling nicety: a cavil: a captious question.—adjs. Quidd′ative, Quidd′itātive. [Low L. quidditas—L. quid, what.]
