quiddity vs centre

centre vs quiddity

quiddity and centre both are nouns.

quiddity is not an adjective while centre is an adjective.

quiddity is not a verb while centre is a verb.

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

As nouns, centre is a hypernym of quiddity; that is, centre is a word with a broader meaning than quiddity:

quiddity: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
centre: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Other hypernyms of quiddity include center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.

quiddity (noun)	centre (noun)
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other	a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections	(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
	the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
	a building dedicated to a particular activity
	the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
	mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
	a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	the object upon which interest and attention focuses
	the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
	politically moderate persons; centrists
	the middle of a military or naval formation
	a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
	an area that is approximately central within some larger region
	a place where some particular activity is concentrated
	(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
	(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
	(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

quiddity (adjective)	centre (adjective)
	of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
	equally distant from the extremes

quiddity (verb)	centre (verb)
	direct one's attention on something
	move into the center
	center upon

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