quiddity

Letters that make quiddity

d, t, i, q, u, y are letters that make 'quiddity'

Words within quiddity

ddI, DDI, quid, id, IT, DD, dit, ID are words within 'quiddity'

2 possible definitions for 'quiddity'

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

Under this definition, quiddity is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quibble, cavil have the same meaning as 'quiddity'

quiddity as a type

'quiddity' can be a type of evasion, equivocation.

Derivatives of quiddity

cavil, carp, chicane, quibble are derivatives of 'quiddity'.

Quiddity as "the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other"

Under this definition, quiddity is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

haecceity has the same meaning as quiddity

quiddity as a type

'quiddity' can be a type of core, essence, heart and soul, substance, heart, centre, inwardness, sum, marrow, center, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty.


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