quiddities

noun

plural of quiddity
1
as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit for all of her quiddities, she is a very wise and generous lady

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2
as in essences
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is Rembrandt's genius was his unparalleled ability to render a person's quiddity in a single portrait

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  1. tricks
  2. essences
  3. characteristics
  4. substances
  5. traits
  6. natures
  7. mannerisms
  8. peculiarities
Noun
  • Kashpirovskiy performing tricks and hypnotizing a kolkhoz [Soviet cooperative farm] audience.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Keep potential thieves away with these easy-to-use safety tricks.
    — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of tricks
Noun
  • Signature therapies incorporate local ingredients like virgin coconut oil, Caribbean sea salt scrubs, and tropical flower essences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Essential oils, oleoresins, essences and distillates all qualify, as do protein hydrolysates and any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of essences
Noun
  • Newman said Apple exhibits many characteristics of a consumer staples stock, such as predictable replacement demand, pricing power with suppliers and customers, relatively low investment needs and steady cash returns to shareholders.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the weight difference, Specialized says the FACT 10r offers the same stiffness and comfort characteristics as its lighter sibling.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • Kennedy and Collins have previously voiced support for the potential of psychedelics, citing the experiences of veterans who have traveled abroad for therapy with ibogaine and other mind-altering substances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, cites a 2014 assessment identifying about 3,500 substances used in textile production, including 750 classified as hazardous to human health and 440 hazardous to the environment.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of substances
Noun
  • Without those traits, analysts spend more hours cleaning spreadsheets than reading them.
    — Felysha Walker, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • What blows away everyone who watches Carter are his rare physical traits.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of traits
Noun
  • Dark matter and dark energy, also not yet directly observed, together are the source of the vast majority of energy in the universe, but their physical natures are unknown.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Create characters built around lifepaths, natures, clan traits, and merits.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of natures
Noun
  • His gestures, his mannerisms, his face, his intonations were reworked into a new kind of life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • And judging by the amount of controversy that’s already been stirred up, Sacha Baron Cohen’s iconic character of a middle-class white Brit appropriating hip-hop and Jamaican mannerisms still has the ability to rile people.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of mannerisms
Noun
  • Due to peculiarities of history and tax law, a special district to fund a major project, like a baseball stadium, could be more powerful in West Sacramento than in other cities.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • By contrast, modern proponents of the existence of a ninth planet focus their searches further out, looking instead to orbital peculiarities in smaller objects that occupy the distant reaches of the solar system.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of peculiarities
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“Quiddities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiddities. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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