First Known Use: 14th century
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quiddity
noun quid·di·ty \ˈkwi-də-tē\
plural quid·di·ties
Definition of QUIDDITY
1
: whatever makes something the type that it is : essence
2
a : a trifling point : quibble b : crotchet, eccentricity
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Origin of QUIDDITY
Middle English quidite, from Medieval Latin quidditat-, quidditas essence, from Latin quid what, neuter of quis who — more at who
Related to QUIDDITY
- Synonyms
- crotchet, curiosity, eccentricity, erraticism, individualism, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, quip, quirk, singularity, tic, trick, twist
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