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heart vs quiddity

quiddity vs heart

heart and quiddity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heart Yes No No No
quiddity Yes No No No
As nouns, quiddity is a hyponym of heart; that is, quiddity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heart:
  • heart: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  • quiddity: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
Other hyponyms of heart include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quintessence, stuff.
heart (noun) quiddity (noun)
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
the courage to carry on an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
the locus of feelings and intuitions
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
a positive feeling of liking
a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
Difference between heart and quiddity

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