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quiddity n. 本質,實質,詭辯,怪癖,遁辭 本質,實質,詭辯,怪癖,遁辭 quiddity n 1: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [ synonym: { quibble}, { quiddity}, { cavil}] 2: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other [ synonym: { quiddity}, { haecceity}] Quiddity \ Quid" di* ty\, n.; pl. { Quiddities}. [ LL. quidditas, fr. L. quid what, neut. of quis who, akin to E. who: cf. F. quiddit[' e].] 1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it? " The degree of nullity and quiddity." -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] The quiddity or characteristic difference of poetry as distinguished from prose. -- De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble. [ 1913 Webster] We laugh at the quiddities of those writers now. -- Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster] 40 Moby Thesaurus words for " quiddity": axiom, cavil, center, core, dodge, elixir, essence, essential, flower, focus, fundamental, gist, gravamen, heart, hypostasis, inner essence, jesuitism, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, pith, postulate, principle, quibble, quid, quillet, quintessence, quip, quirk, quodlibet, sap, shuffle, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, the nitty- gritty
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