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quiddity

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: quiddity

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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: quiddity
1

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

Synonyms:
haecceity
Type of:
center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
2

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

Synonyms:
cavil, quibble
Type of:
equivocation, evasion
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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