Übersetzungen für „quiddity“ im Englisch » Deutsch-Wörterbuch

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quiddity PHILOS

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Englisch

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

thechronicleherald.ca

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.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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

www.ft.com

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

www.stuff.co.nz

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

www.slate.com

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

www.saultstar.com

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

www.spectator.co.uk

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

techcrunch.com

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

www.smh.com.au