quiddativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪdətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪdədɪv/

Forms: 1600s– quiddative, 1900s– quidditive (nonstandard).

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: quidditative adj.

Etymology: Apparently shortened < quidditative adj. (with elision of the second syllable). Compare quantative adj.

Of or relating to the ‘quiddity’ or essence of a person or thing, essential; = quidditative adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adjective]

substantial?a1425

essential1495

quidditativec1600

quiddative1642

substantial1649

1642 J. Jackson Bk. Conscience 18 Find out the very quiddative nature and being of Conscience.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Quiddity What is essential to a thing is said to be Quiddative—As Quiddative Knowledge.

1898 Dublin Rev. Oct. 299 The quiddative unity of things.

1939 Jrnl. Symbolic Logic 4 46 A quiddative (or descriptive or connotative) symbol is one of which the distinctive property is to make us conceive a certain kind of thing.

1975 J. McCourt Mawrdew Czgowchwz iii. 67 Sitting centered in the glowing room, she evinced a quiddative presence which the term ‘hostess’ could never suffice to represent.

1991 Assemblage No. 15. 91/1 The openness of ‘Gold's’ is not quiddative, only the Naïve Reader has been authorized to regard the text as an open work.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quiddative
释义	quiddativeadj. Brit. /ˈkwɪdətɪv/, U.S. /ˈkwɪdədɪv/ Forms: 1600s– quiddative, 1900s– quidditive (nonstandard). Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: quidditative adj. Etymology: Apparently shortened < quidditative adj. (with elision of the second syllable). Compare quantative adj. Of or relating to the ‘quiddity’ or essence of a person or thing, essential; = quidditative adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adjective] substantial?a1425 essential1495 quidditativec1600 quiddative1642 substantial1649 1642 J. Jackson Bk. Conscience 18 Find out the very quiddative nature and being of Conscience. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Quiddity What is essential to a thing is said to be Quiddative—As Quiddative Knowledge. 1898 Dublin Rev. Oct. 299 The quiddative unity of things. 1939 Jrnl. Symbolic Logic 4 46 A quiddative (or descriptive or connotative) symbol is one of which the distinctive property is to make us conceive a certain kind of thing. 1975 J. McCourt Mawrdew Czgowchwz iii. 67 Sitting centered in the glowing room, she evinced a quiddative presence which the term ‘hostess’ could never suffice to represent. 1991 Assemblage No. 15. 91/1 The openness of ‘Gold's’ is not quiddative, only the Naïve Reader has been authorized to regard the text as an open work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1642
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