quiddity Meaning and Definition
1. n. the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
2. n. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
In scholastic philosophy, quiddity (/ˈkwɪdɪti/; Latin: quidditas) was another term for the essence of an object, literally its "whatness" or "what it is".
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