quiddity

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
• Syn:
quibble, cavil
• Derivationally related forms:
cavil (for: cavil), quibble (for: quibble)
• Hypernyms:
evasion, equivocation
2. the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
• Syn:
haecceity
• Hypernyms:
kernel, substance, core, center, centre,
essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow,
meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  haecceity, quibble, cavil