quoddityn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒdᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑdədi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quod , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin quod what (see what pron.) + -ity suffix, probably after quiddity n.

Now rare.

1. Chiefly Philosophy. The being, individuality, or identity of a thing. Sometimes contrasted with quiddity. Cf. quiddity n. 1a, whatness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun]

pitheOE

i-cundeeOE

roota1325

substancec1330

juicec1380

marrowa1382

formc1385

acta1398

quidditya1398

substantial forma1398

inward1398

savourc1400

inwardc1450

allaya1456

essencya1475

being1521

bottom1531

spirit?1534

summary1548

ecceity1549

core1556

flower1568

formality1570

sum and substance1572

alloy1594

soul1598

inwardness1605

quid1606

fibre1607

selfness1611

whatness1611

essentialityc1616

propera1626

the whole shot1628

substantiala1631

esse1642

entity1643

virtuality1646

ingeny1647

quoddity1647

intimacy1648

ens1649

inbeing1661

essence1667

interiority1701

intrinsic1716

stamen1758

character1761

quidditas1782

hyparxis1792

rasa1800

bone1829

what1861

isness1865

inscape1868

as-suchness1909

Wesen1959

1647 C. Culpeper Let. 22 Dec. in Camden Misc. (1996) XXXIII. 314 What griefe is it to knowe the quoddity onely, of these..inventions, but to be without any hope of the Quommodo of them?

1682 R. Baxter Of Nature of Spirits 83 The word itself, if used only to signifie, either Quoddity and not Quiddity; (as Ens for Quod est, and not Quid est..; not telling what) or relatively only for Quod substat accidentibus.

1728 C. Place That Space is Necessary Being 21 Pretending to prove the Quoddity of the Divine Being, which is naturally incapable of being proved argumentatively, or propositionally.

2004 J. Llewellyn Seeing through God x. 162 He is struck by the ‘that it is’ as such, and so by the quoddity not only of everything but by the quoddity of every thing.

2. A depreciative term for: a (non-specific) scholastic concept; (hence) a subtlety, a subtle distinction; a quibble, esp. in argument. Frequently in plural and paired with quiddities. Cf. quiddity n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point

subtletya1425

subtilityc1485

jimp?a1500

nicety1589

nicery1605

fineness1622

pointille1626

measuring cast1631

criticisma1640

exility1642

subtilty1681

quoddity1682

nuance1781

distinguo1895

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [noun]

quiddity1539

quibc1540

quibibec1540

quirk1565

quillity1573

quid1576

quillet1576

quipa1592

quiddit1592

quidlit1598

quibibble1606

punctual1610

quidlibet1611

catasophistrya1614

quibbling1633

Scotism1645

quibble1650

thingum1672

quoddity1682

scruple1713

baffle1783

nit1982

1682 H. More Annot. Disc. Truth 191 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. He is..armed with the affrightful terms of Quoddities and Quiddities.

1683 R. Dixon Canidia iii. x. 73 Quiddities, Quoddities, Entities, Are Metaphysical Apprentices.

1710 C. Leslie Suppl. in Answer to Mr. Clendon 18/2 Where will you find there your Quoddities and Quiddities, your Modalities and Personalities?

1752 R. Baron Pillars of Priestcraft & Orthodoxy Shaken I. 70 They..are masters of all the schoolmen, not to fill their heads, and stuff their writings with quiddities and quoddities, and far-fetched unintelligible distinctions.

1849 Ladies' Repository Dec. 375/1 He would have been a star among the artistical and belles-lettres gentry, had he not anchored his mind..to the quiddities and quoddities of Blackstone.

1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus iv. 65 He turned over in his mind his instances, his quiddities and his quoddities.

1966 Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa) 12 Apr. 4/5 I must say that my question was disputatious as well as quodlibetical but certainly not a quoddity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quoddity
释义	quoddityn. Brit. /ˈkwɒdᵻti/, U.S. /ˈkwɑdədi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quod , -ity suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin quod what (see what pron.) + -ity suffix, probably after quiddity n. Now rare. 1. Chiefly Philosophy. The being, individuality, or identity of a thing. Sometimes contrasted with quiddity. Cf. quiddity n. 1a, whatness n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [noun] pitheOE i-cundeeOE roota1325 substancec1330 juicec1380 marrowa1382 formc1385 acta1398 quidditya1398 substantial forma1398 inward1398 savourc1400 inwardc1450 allaya1456 essencya1475 being1521 bottom1531 spirit?1534 summary1548 ecceity1549 core1556 flower1568 formality1570 sum and substance1572 alloy1594 soul1598 inwardness1605 quid1606 fibre1607 selfness1611 whatness1611 essentialityc1616 propera1626 the whole shot1628 substantiala1631 esse1642 entity1643 virtuality1646 ingeny1647 quoddity1647 intimacy1648 ens1649 inbeing1661 essence1667 interiority1701 intrinsic1716 stamen1758 character1761 quidditas1782 hyparxis1792 rasa1800 bone1829 what1861 isness1865 inscape1868 as-suchness1909 Wesen1959 1647 C. Culpeper Let. 22 Dec. in Camden Misc. (1996) XXXIII. 314 What griefe is it to knowe the quoddity onely, of these..inventions, but to be without any hope of the Quommodo of them? 1682 R. Baxter Of Nature of Spirits 83 The word itself, if used only to signifie, either Quoddity and not Quiddity; (as Ens for Quod est, and not Quid est..; not telling what) or relatively only for Quod substat accidentibus. 1728 C. Place That Space is Necessary Being 21 Pretending to prove the Quoddity of the Divine Being, which is naturally incapable of being proved argumentatively, or propositionally. 2004 J. Llewellyn Seeing through God x. 162 He is struck by the ‘that it is’ as such, and so by the quoddity not only of everything but by the quoddity of every thing. 2. A depreciative term for: a (non-specific) scholastic concept; (hence) a subtlety, a subtle distinction; a quibble, esp. in argument. Frequently in plural and paired with quiddities. Cf. quiddity n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point subtletya1425 subtilityc1485 jimp?a1500 nicety1589 nicery1605 fineness1622 pointille1626 measuring cast1631 criticisma1640 exility1642 subtilty1681 quoddity1682 nuance1781 distinguo1895 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [noun] quiddity1539 quibc1540 quibibec1540 quirk1565 quillity1573 quid1576 quillet1576 quipa1592 quiddit1592 quidlit1598 quibibble1606 punctual1610 quidlibet1611 catasophistrya1614 quibbling1633 Scotism1645 quibble1650 thingum1672 quoddity1682 scruple1713 baffle1783 nit1982 1682 H. More Annot. Disc. Truth 191 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. He is..armed with the affrightful terms of Quoddities and Quiddities. 1683 R. Dixon Canidia iii. x. 73 Quiddities, Quoddities, Entities, Are Metaphysical Apprentices. 1710 C. Leslie Suppl. in Answer to Mr. Clendon 18/2 Where will you find there your Quoddities and Quiddities, your Modalities and Personalities? 1752 R. Baron Pillars of Priestcraft & Orthodoxy Shaken I. 70 They..are masters of all the schoolmen, not to fill their heads, and stuff their writings with quiddities and quoddities, and far-fetched unintelligible distinctions. 1849 Ladies' Repository Dec. 375/1 He would have been a star among the artistical and belles-lettres gentry, had he not anchored his mind..to the quiddities and quoddities of Blackstone. 1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus iv. 65 He turned over in his mind his instances, his quiddities and his quoddities. 1966 Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa) 12 Apr. 4/5 I must say that my question was disputatious as well as quodlibetical but certainly not a quoddity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1647
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