Quiddity Definition

kwĭdĭ-tē
quiddities
noun
quiddities
The essential quality of a thing.
Webster's New World
A trifling distinction; quibble.
Webster's New World

An eccentricity; an odd feature.

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Other Word Forms of Quiddity

Noun

Singular:
quiddity
Plural:
quiddities

Origin of Quiddity

  • From Middle French quiddité, and its source, Late Latin quidditas, from Latin quid + -itas.

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin quidditās from Latin quid what kwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

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YTYITY

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