Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quiddity

2 senses of quiddity

Sense 1
quibble, quiddity, cavil -- (an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections)
       => evasion, equivocation -- (a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth)

Sense 2
quiddity, haecceity -- (the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other)
       => kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story")