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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain