haecceity

Meanings

Plural: haecceities

Noun

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin haecceitas (“thisness”) coined by Duns Scotus (from haec (“this, these”)) + -ity.

Synonyms

quiddity, thisness

Scrabble Score: 19

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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