Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a quiddity?

What is a quiddity? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
  2. (law) A trifle; a nicety or quibble.
  3. An eccentricity; an odd feature.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
Documenting the quiddity of objects and landscapes, they produced a paratactical, accumulative language.
What it has, instead, is an appetite for human quiddity, and an eye for those fleeting shocks in which cultures strike and rebound.
Aristotle has thus shown how the Essence or quiddity may become known in this class of cases.
On the next interview Mr. Mumbles, delighted with the report of quiddity, addressed him with truly dignified solemnity.
Quailing was part of Q's quiddity — the Q quaked and quivered, it quarrelled and quashed.
This is partly because their role is didactic: they are there to show that an Iranian love story can barely be written, and have no quiddity as literary characters.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
8-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024