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Quiddity

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

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an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

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Variants

synonym
cavilhaecceityquibble
plural
Quiddities
possessive
Quiddity's
pluralpossessive
Quiddities'