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quiddity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cavil, quibble |
| Type of | equivocation, evasion |
Examples of quiddity
quiddity
Demand does not have to go down, by dint of creation's quiddity, when price goes up.
From the economist.com
This quiddity cannot be demonstrated, but must be fixed by a definition.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It speaks to me of quiddity, that ineffable quality of what-ness.
From the travel.nytimes.com
It seeks to represent both the city's quiddity and its liquidity.
From the guardian.co.uk
That was their quiddity and their charm.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is partly why I had booked a recent trip to London, because while the goats may be gone, the quiddity remains.
From the travel.nytimes.com
Quiddity, thanks for your response.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bill and Melinda should see how they can use their influence to preach the quiddity good leadership to our leaders across Africa may be,just may be, it will sink into their avaricious heads.
From the economist.com
- Quibble: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
- In scholastic philosophy, quiddity (Latin quidditas) was another term for the essence of an object, literally its "whatness," or "what it is. ...
- The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing; A trifle; a nicety or quibble; An eccentricity; an odd feature
- A captious nicety in argument, a quirk or quibble.
