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 | ||