HAECCEITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haecceity mean? 

• HAECCEITY (noun)
  The noun HAECCEITY has 1 sense:

1. the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

  Familiarity information: HAECCEITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAECCEITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

haecceity; quiddity

Hypernyms ("haecceity" is a kind 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)