quiddity in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quiddity in the English»French Dictionary

quiddity [Brit ˈkwɪdɪti, Am ˈkwɪdədi] N PHILOS

quiddity

quiddité f

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English

This quiddity can not be demonstrated, but must be fixed by a definition.

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In law, quiddity is used to refer to a fine point, the essential difference.

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And they are so various, so inventive, so full -- sentence by sentence -- of the oddity and quiddity and complexity of individual lives.

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My fantasies of secret handshakes among furtive searchers of street quiddities are a little misplaced.

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Quiddity is a philosophical term for the essence of an object.

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And the world, in this book, is a stubborn quiddity, refusing ever to offer explanations.

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Not having floated up the river on the last lily, we hardened players in the game of life know all too well its quips and quiddities, its twists and turns.

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Since each flake falls differently, no two are alike: to each its quiddity.

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It speaks to me of quiddity, that ineffable quality of what-ness.

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Quiddity, the essence of a person or thing, is an awkward thing to define.

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