Quiddity - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkwɪdɪtɪ|
Brit.
|ˈkwɪdɪtɪ|
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
- 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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