‖ quidditas
(ˈkwɪdɪtɑːs, -æ-)
[L.: see quiddity.]
= quiddity 1.
| 1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 758/1 This matter is differentiated into particular things..through the addition of an individualizing principle (hæcceitas) to the universal (quidditas). 1911 Ibid. XXIV. 354/2 The additional determinations are as truly ‘form’ as the universal essence. If the latter be spoken of as quidditas, the former may be called haecceitas. 1934 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Stony Limits 16 Lyin' in wait in vain for a single grey drop To quicken into a perfect quidditas. 1976 ‘M. Innes’ Gay Phoenix iii. 41 A man's identity—his quidditas, as the learned might say. |