Definition
The inherent nature or essence of a thing; that which makes something what it fundamentally is.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'quidditas,' from 'quid' (what). Scholastic philosophers used this to debate what makes a chair a chair, a soul a soul, a thing a thing.
Kelly Says
Medieval philosophers spent YEARS arguing about what makes a thing THE thing it is! The chair-ness of a chair, the you-ness of you — that's quiddity! It's the philosophical version of 'but what IS it really?' 🤔
Translations
AMአማርኛ
quiddity
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ARالعربية
quiddity
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BNবাংলা
quiddity
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CACatalà
quiddity
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CSČeština
quiddity
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DADansk
quiddity
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DEDeutsch
Quiddität
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ELΕλληνικά
quiddity
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ESEspañol
quiddidad
kwee-dee-dad
FAفارسی
quiddity
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FISuomi
quiddity
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FRFrançais
quiddité
kwee-dee-te
HEעברית
quiddity
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HIहिन्दी
quiddity
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HUMagyar
quiddity
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IDBahasa Indonesia
quiddity
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ITItaliano
quiddità
kwee-dee-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
quiddity
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MYမြန်မာ
quiddity
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NLNederlands
quiddity
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NONorsk
quiddity
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PLPolski
quiddity
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PTPortuguês
quiddidade
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RORomână
quiddity
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RUРусский
quiddity
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SVSvenska
quiddity
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SWKiswahili
quiddity
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TAதமிழ்
quiddity
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TEతెలుగు
quiddity
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TRTürkçe
quiddity
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UKУкраїнська
quiddity
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URاردو
quiddity
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VITiếng Việt
quiddity
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