quiddity

Noun
  1. An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (synset 106774509)
    is a type of: equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
    same as: cavil, quibble
  2. The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other (synset 105930646)
    is a type of: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    same as: haecceity

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