English noun: quiddity | |||
1. | quiddity (communication) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections | ||
Synonyms | cavil, quibble | ||
Broader (hypernym) | equivocation, evasion | ||
2. | quiddity (cognition) the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | ||
Synonyms | haecceity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | ||