quiddity vs sum

sum vs quiddity

quiddity and sum both are nouns.

quiddity is not a verb while sum is a verb.

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

As nouns, sum is a hypernym of quiddity; that is, sum 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
sum: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

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

quiddity (noun)	sum (noun)
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other	the whole amount
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	the final aggregate
	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	a quantity of money

quiddity (verb)	sum (verb)
	determine the sum of
	be a summary of

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