quiddity dans l' Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traductions de quiddity dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

quiddity <pl quiddities> [Am ˈkwɪdədi, GB ˈkwɪdɪti] SUBST

1. quiddity U PHILOS:

quiddity

esencia f

2. quiddity C (minor detail):

quiddity form

sutileza f

quiddity form

nimiedad f

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

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

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

www.smh.com.au

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

www.slate.com

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

www.stuff.co.nz

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

www.saultstar.com

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

thechronicleherald.ca

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

www.spectator.co.uk

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

techcrunch.com

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

en.wikipedia.org