English dictionary

quiddity

/'kw/I/d/I/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.communication

Synonyms cavil quibble

Source: WordNet 3.0
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

noun.cognition

Synonyms haecceity

Source: WordNet 3.0
The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, <i>Quid est</i>? or, What is it?

noun

Source: webster1913