Bible Dictionaries
Quiddity

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.

(2):

(n.) The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Quiddity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​q/quiddity.html. 1828.