Associations to the word «Haecceity»

Wiktionary

HAECCEITY, noun. (philosophy) The essence of a particular thing; those qualities that define it and make it unique.

Dictionary definition

HAECCEITY, noun. The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.