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quiddity

[kwid-i-tee] / ˈkwɪd ɪ ti /






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Ample quotations from Hardwick allow her restless quiddity to come through.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2021

And that may have sounded like a compliment to a playful media class, but quiddity is identity.

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2020

Sapped of quiddity, she has become “an all-American girl.”

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2016

Beautifying asphalt would seem to be no cinch, but the naked quiddity of the stuff, after a third or fourth look, turns cherishable.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 21, 2016

It is not in man's power to define the quiddity of the elements, but a great many of their effects are known.

From Thoughts on Art and Life by Leonardo da Vinci




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