marrow vs quiddity

quiddity vs marrow

marrow and quiddity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marrow	Yes	No	No	No
quiddity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, quiddity is a hyponym of marrow; that is, quiddity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than marrow:

marrow: 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 marrow include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quintessence, stuff.

marrow (noun)	quiddity (noun)
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones	the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

Difference between marrow and quiddity

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