HyperDic: haecceity

English > 1 sense of the word haecceity:
NOUNcognitionhaecceity, quidditythe essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
English > haecceity: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other.
Synonymquiddity
Broaderkernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittyThe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Spanishesencia, quididad

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