The difference between Quiddity and Quintessence
When used as nouns, quiddity means the essence or inherent nature of a person or thing, whereas quintessence means a thing that is the most perfect example of its type.
Quintessence is also verb with the meaning: to reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
check bellow for the other definitions of Quiddity and Quintessence
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Quiddity as a noun (philosophy):
The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
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Quiddity as a noun (legal):
A trifle; a nicety or quibble.
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Quiddity as a noun:
An eccentricity; an odd feature.
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Quintessence as a noun:
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
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Quintessence as a noun:
A pure substance.
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Quintessence as a noun:
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
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Quintessence as a noun (alchemy):
The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water
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Quintessence as a noun (physics):
A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
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Quintessence as a verb (transitive):
To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.