quiddity
Example Sentences
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Survila’s approach allows the animals their independence, a sense of their quiddity that respects their being.
From New York Times
Ferrell’s shtick never gets there; the makers don’t grasp the show’s loopy quiddity, the grating earnestness that makes it so appalling and lovable.
From The Guardian
Though Reed has never been a professional rider himself, he’s a sensitive writer about the quiddities of professional cycling.
From New York Times
Here’s an irony: if anything preserves the unnerving quiddity and strangeness of the Japanese movie, it is Johansson.
From The New Yorker
The machine’s gimmick, which turns out to be its quiddity, is that it has its own small display, meaning that it works equally well plugged into the TV or as a handheld device.
From The New Yorker
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