Definition of quiddity in English:

quiddity

nounPlural quiddities ˈkwɪdɪtiˈkwɪdədi

1Philosophy
mass noun The inherent nature or essence of someone or something.
〔主哲〕（人或事物的）本质，实质
Example sentencesExamples
- He transcends the autobiographic into something quintessential, something close to the quiddity of experience.
- And so we need only consider these two works in order to discover his particular view of being, essence and quiddity that specifies his philosophical thinking.
- Immanence should not be equated with essence, if by essence we mean a substratum of materiality inherent in things; a quality or quiddity to which all things can be reduced.
- This sort of Kantian ‘anthropology of right’ reflects a vision of the unspeakable quiddity of the individual, where we are forever unknown to ourselves and live on the surface of our being.
- For there is no knowledge of things insofar as they are external in effect, but insofar as their nature and quiddity is grasped by the mind.
Synonyms
quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality
2A distinctive feature; a peculiarity.
显著特点；特性，怪癖
his quirks and quiddities
他的多种怪癖。
Example sentencesExamples
- She has her eye on a like void when she describes Shakespeare's fascination with ‘human variability,’ how he could ‘create all kinds of human grotesques out of quiddities of speech and mannerism.’
- In other words, the vocabulary of the philosophers obscures, willy-nilly, the intention of the Bible, which defines human beings not by their quiddities and qualities, but by their faith and hope.
- Particularity, idiosyncrasy, the quiddity of perceptual experience - these are the best things that abstract art can offer, in public as anywhere else.
- He occasionally quarrelled with his fellow justices over what he described as the ‘quirks and quiddities’ of the law.
- That is, we might just slot the language into our existing mental frameworks with respect to language and thereby lose some of the quiddity of the language and the concepts it brings with it.
- Imitating the great singers with full respect to their quiddities and idiosyncrasies isn't easy.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid 'what'.

Rhymes

acidity, acridity, aridity, avidity, cupidity, flaccidity, fluidity, frigidity, humidity, hybridity, insipidity, intrepidity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, morbidity, placidity, putridity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, rigidity, solidity, stolidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torpidity, torridity, turgidity, validity, vapidity

Definition of quiddity in US English:

quiddity

nounˈkwidədēˈkwɪdədi

Philosophy

1The inherent nature or essence of someone or something.
〔主哲〕（人或事物的）本质，实质
Example sentencesExamples
- He transcends the autobiographic into something quintessential, something close to the quiddity of experience.
- Immanence should not be equated with essence, if by essence we mean a substratum of materiality inherent in things; a quality or quiddity to which all things can be reduced.
- And so we need only consider these two works in order to discover his particular view of being, essence and quiddity that specifies his philosophical thinking.
- For there is no knowledge of things insofar as they are external in effect, but insofar as their nature and quiddity is grasped by the mind.
- This sort of Kantian ‘anthropology of right’ reflects a vision of the unspeakable quiddity of the individual, where we are forever unknown to ourselves and live on the surface of our being.
Synonyms
quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality
1. 1.1 A distinctive feature; a peculiarity.
  显著特点；特性，怪癖
  his quirks and quiddities
  他的多种怪癖。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Imitating the great singers with full respect to their quiddities and idiosyncrasies isn't easy.
  He occasionally quarrelled with his fellow justices over what he described as the ‘quirks and quiddities’ of the law.
  She has her eye on a like void when she describes Shakespeare's fascination with ‘human variability,’ how he could ‘create all kinds of human grotesques out of quiddities of speech and mannerism.’
  Particularity, idiosyncrasy, the quiddity of perceptual experience - these are the best things that abstract art can offer, in public as anywhere else.
  In other words, the vocabulary of the philosophers obscures, willy-nilly, the intention of the Bible, which defines human beings not by their quiddities and qualities, but by their faith and hope.
  That is, we might just slot the language into our existing mental frameworks with respect to language and thereby lose some of the quiddity of the language and the concepts it brings with it.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid ‘what’.

单词	quiddity
释义	Definition of quiddity in English: quiddity nounPlural quiddities ˈkwɪdɪtiˈkwɪdədi 1Philosophy mass noun The inherent nature or essence of someone or something. 〔主哲〕（人或事物的）本质，实质 Example sentencesExamples He transcends the autobiographic into something quintessential, something close to the quiddity of experience. And so we need only consider these two works in order to discover his particular view of being, essence and quiddity that specifies his philosophical thinking. Immanence should not be equated with essence, if by essence we mean a substratum of materiality inherent in things; a quality or quiddity to which all things can be reduced. This sort of Kantian ‘anthropology of right’ reflects a vision of the unspeakable quiddity of the individual, where we are forever unknown to ourselves and live on the surface of our being. For there is no knowledge of things insofar as they are external in effect, but insofar as their nature and quiddity is grasped by the mind. Synonyms quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality 2A distinctive feature; a peculiarity. 显著特点；特性，怪癖 his quirks and quiddities 他的多种怪癖。 Example sentencesExamples She has her eye on a like void when she describes Shakespeare's fascination with ‘human variability,’ how he could ‘create all kinds of human grotesques out of quiddities of speech and mannerism.’ In other words, the vocabulary of the philosophers obscures, willy-nilly, the intention of the Bible, which defines human beings not by their quiddities and qualities, but by their faith and hope. Particularity, idiosyncrasy, the quiddity of perceptual experience - these are the best things that abstract art can offer, in public as anywhere else. He occasionally quarrelled with his fellow justices over what he described as the ‘quirks and quiddities’ of the law. That is, we might just slot the language into our existing mental frameworks with respect to language and thereby lose some of the quiddity of the language and the concepts it brings with it. Imitating the great singers with full respect to their quiddities and idiosyncrasies isn't easy. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid 'what'. Rhymes acidity, acridity, aridity, avidity, cupidity, flaccidity, fluidity, frigidity, humidity, hybridity, insipidity, intrepidity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, morbidity, placidity, putridity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, rigidity, solidity, stolidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torpidity, torridity, turgidity, validity, vapidity Definition of quiddity in US English: quiddity nounˈkwidədēˈkwɪdədi Philosophy 1The inherent nature or essence of someone or something. 〔主哲〕（人或事物的）本质，实质 Example sentencesExamples He transcends the autobiographic into something quintessential, something close to the quiddity of experience. Immanence should not be equated with essence, if by essence we mean a substratum of materiality inherent in things; a quality or quiddity to which all things can be reduced. And so we need only consider these two works in order to discover his particular view of being, essence and quiddity that specifies his philosophical thinking. For there is no knowledge of things insofar as they are external in effect, but insofar as their nature and quiddity is grasped by the mind. This sort of Kantian ‘anthropology of right’ reflects a vision of the unspeakable quiddity of the individual, where we are forever unknown to ourselves and live on the surface of our being. Synonyms quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality 1.1 A distinctive feature; a peculiarity. 显著特点；特性，怪癖 his quirks and quiddities 他的多种怪癖。 Example sentencesExamples Imitating the great singers with full respect to their quiddities and idiosyncrasies isn't easy. He occasionally quarrelled with his fellow justices over what he described as the ‘quirks and quiddities’ of the law. She has her eye on a like void when she describes Shakespeare's fascination with ‘human variability,’ how he could ‘create all kinds of human grotesques out of quiddities of speech and mannerism.’ Particularity, idiosyncrasy, the quiddity of perceptual experience - these are the best things that abstract art can offer, in public as anywhere else. In other words, the vocabulary of the philosophers obscures, willy-nilly, the intention of the Bible, which defines human beings not by their quiddities and qualities, but by their faith and hope. That is, we might just slot the language into our existing mental frameworks with respect to language and thereby lose some of the quiddity of the language and the concepts it brings with it. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid ‘what’.
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