NOUN | cognition | haecceity, quiddity | the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other |
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Meaning | The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other. | |
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Synonym | quiddity | |
Broader | kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
Spanish | esencia, quididad |
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