Synonyms and Antonyms of quiddity
synonym (synonym of quiddity)
- (noun.cognition)the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other (noun.cognition)
hypernym (quiddity IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)
- the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other (noun.cognition)center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sumthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)
derivation (.... is derived from quiddity)
- (verb.communication)evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)
