quiddity

[ kwid-i-tee ]

/ ˈkwɪd ɪ ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR quiddity ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural quid·di·ties.

Also called what·ness [hwuht-nis, wuht‐] /ˈʰwʌtˌnɪs, ˈwʌt‐/ . the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing.

a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument.

Origin of quiddity

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Medieval Latin quidditās, equivalent to Latin quid “what” + -itās noun suffix; see -ity

Words nearby quiddity

quickwater, quick-witted, quid, Quidde, quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quid pro quo, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for quiddity

Aristotle has thus shown how the Essence or Quiddity (τί ἐστι) may become known in this class of cases.
Aristotle|George Grote
Whatness and affections (quiddity) of being distinguishes between, ii.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)
The lawyer's clerk, whose name was Quiddity, also set about publishing the whole of the matter abroad.
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago|E. V. Lucas
The suchness of being implies a previously existing being and quiddity.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1|Plotinos (Plotinus)

There you indeed appreciate the dead-alive city 'in all its quiddity.'
A Day's Tour|Percy Fitzgerald

British Dictionary definitions for quiddity

quiddity

/ (ˈkwɪdɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

philosophy the essential nature of somethingCompare haecceity

a petty or trifling distinction; quibble

Word Origin for quiddity

C16: from Medieval Latin quidditās, from Latin quid what

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	quiddity
释义	quiddity [ kwid-i-tee ] / ˈkwɪd ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quiddity ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural quid·di·ties. Also called what·ness [hwuht-nis, wuht‐] /ˈʰwʌtˌnɪs, ˈwʌt‐/ . the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing. a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument. Origin of quiddity First recorded in 1350–1400; from Medieval Latin quidditās, equivalent to Latin quid “what” + -itās noun suffix; see -ity Words nearby quiddity quickwater, quick-witted, quid, Quidde, quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quid pro quo, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quiddity Aristotle has thus shown how the Essence or Quiddity (τί ἐστι) may become known in this class of cases. Aristotle\|George Grote Whatness and affections (quiddity) of being distinguishes between, ii. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4\|Plotinos (Plotinus) The lawyer's clerk, whose name was Quiddity, also set about publishing the whole of the matter abroad. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago\|E. V. Lucas The suchness of being implies a previously existing being and quiddity. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1\|Plotinos (Plotinus) There you indeed appreciate the dead-alive city 'in all its quiddity.' A Day's Tour\|Percy Fitzgerald British Dictionary definitions for quiddity quiddity / (ˈkwɪdɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties philosophy the essential nature of somethingCompare haecceity a petty or trifling distinction; quibble Word Origin for quiddity C16: from Medieval Latin quidditās, from Latin quid what Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quiddity nicety, apotheosis, system, core, substance, nature, root, basis, character, soul, element, crux, meaning, principle, aspect, bottom line, reality, quality, spirit, structure
随便看	preschooler preschooling prescience prescient prescientific prescind prescore prescott prescreen prescribe prescript prescriptible prescription prescriptive prescriptive grammar prescriptivism prescriptivist prescutum preseason preselect preselector presell presence presence chamber presence of mind

quiddity

noun, plural quid·di·ties.

Origin of quiddity

Words nearby quiddity

Example sentences from the Web for quiddity

British Dictionary definitions for quiddity

noun plural -ties

Word Origin for quiddity

Words related to quiddity