n.; pl.Quiddities [ LL. quidditas, fr. L. quid what, neut. of quis who, akin to E. who: cf. F. quiddité. ] 1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it? “ The degree of nullity and quiddity.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The quiddity or characteristic difference of poetry as distinguished from prose. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble. [ 1913 Webster ]
We laugh at the quiddities of those writers now. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Quiddled p. pr. & vb. n. Quiddling ] [ L. quid what. ] To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle. [ 1913 Webster ]
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