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substance vs quiddity

quiddity vs substance

substance and quiddity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
substance Yes No No No
quiddity Yes No No No
As nouns, quiddity is a hyponym of substance; that is, quiddity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than substance:
  • substance: 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 substance include bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quintessence, stuff.
substance (noun) quiddity (noun)
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
the property of holding together and retaining its shape
the idea that is intended
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
content communicating a message; what something is about
considerable capital (wealth or income)
material of a particular kind or constitution
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