Quiddity - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkwɪdɪtɪ|  American pronunciation of the word quiddity
Brit.  |ˈkwɪdɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word quiddity

noun

- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (syn: cavil, quibble)
- the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

Extra examples

...for all of her quiddities, she is a very wise and generous lady...

...Rembrandt's genius was his unparalleled ability to render a person's quiddity in a single portrait....

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