- essential nature, quiddity
- ماهيَّة \ essential nature, quiddity.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
essential nature, quiddity
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quiddity — /kwid i tee/, n., pl. quiddities. 1. the quality that makes a thing what it is; the essential nature of a thing. 2. a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument. [1530 40; < ML quidditas, equiv. to L quid what + itas ITY] * * * … Universalium
quiddity — quid·di·ty || kwɪdÉ™tɪ n. essential nature of a thing; trivial point of contention … English contemporary dictionary
quiddity — quid•di•ty [[t]ˈkwɪd ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality that makes a thing what it is; essential nature 2) a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument • Etymology: 1530–40; < ML quidditās= L quid what + itās ity … From formal English to slang
quiddity — /ˈkwɪdəti/ (say kwiduhtee) noun (plural quiddities) 1. that which makes a thing what it is; the essential nature. Compare haecceity. 2. a trifling nicety or subtle distinction, as in argument. {Medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid what} …
quiddity — (Lat., quidditas, whatness) The real essence or nature of a thing; that which makes it the kind of thing that it is (sometimes opposed to haecceity which makes it the particular individual that it is). The whatness of things is thus a universal,… … Philosophy dictionary
entity — n 1. thing, real thing, Metaphys. ens, object, article; creature, person, being. 2. being, existence, Philos. subsistence, life; essence, inner being, essential nature, quiddity … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
content — I (meaning) noun accepted meaning, aim, basis, bearing, cardinal point, chief constituent, chief part, denotation, design, drift, emphasis, essence, essential matter, essential meaning, essential part, exegesis, explanation, explication,… … Law dictionary
gist — / jist/ n [Anglo French, in the phrase laccion gist the action lies or is based (on), from gisir to lie (of process), from Old French gesir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacere]: the ground or foundation of a legal action without which it would… … Law dictionary
essence — es·sence / es əns/ n 1: the real or ultimate nature of a thing: the properties that make a thing what it is his award is legitimate only so long as it draws its essence from the collective bargaining agreement United Steel Workers v. Enterprise… … Law dictionary
Essence — In philosophy, essence is the attribute or set of attributes that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity. Essence is contrasted with accident: a property that… … Wikipedia
essence — (Lat., esse, to be) The basic or primary element in the being of a thing; the thing s nature, or that without which it could not be what it is. A thing cannot lose its essence without ceasing to exist, and the essential nature of a natural kind,… … Philosophy dictionary
