quidditn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪdɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪdət/

Forms: 1500s– quiddit, 1700s quiddet.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: quiddity n.

Etymology: Shortened < quiddity n. Compare earlier quillet n.³

Now rare.

= quiddity n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [noun]

quiddity1539

quibc1540

quibibec1540

quirk1565

quillity1573

quid1576

quillet1576

quipa1592

quiddit1592

quidlit1598

quibibble1606

punctual1610

quidlibet1611

catasophistrya1614

quibbling1633

Scotism1645

quibble1650

thingum1672

quoddity1682

scruple1713

baffle1783

nit1982

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. E^v These lawyers haue..such quibs and quiddits.

1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. L2 He makes his Will in forme of a Law-case, full of quiddits.

1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells iv. 202 He..Stretches each Quiddit of the Law to finde Him culpable.

1779 Observ. on Pamphlet 101 This is the skull of a lawyer, where be now his quiddets, his quiltets, and his tricks?

1838 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 221 Rhyming couplets, quirks, quiddits and riddles.

1855 R. Browning Old Pictures in Florence xx, in Men & Women II. 40 The first of the new..Beats the last of the old, 'tis no idle quiddit.

1874 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 21 May 3/6 Those young ladies, however, whose prospects of marriage seemed remote, made no reply to these matrimonial quiddits.

1907 J. B. Tabb (title) Quips and Quiddits.

1913 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 29 Nov. 4/1 Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done—and he did it!

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

单词	quiddit
释义	quidditn. Brit. /ˈkwɪdɪt/, U.S. /ˈkwɪdət/ Forms: 1500s– quiddit, 1700s quiddet. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: quiddity n. Etymology: Shortened < quiddity n. Compare earlier quillet n.³ Now rare. = quiddity n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [noun] quiddity1539 quibc1540 quibibec1540 quirk1565 quillity1573 quid1576 quillet1576 quipa1592 quiddit1592 quidlit1598 quibibble1606 punctual1610 quidlibet1611 catasophistrya1614 quibbling1633 Scotism1645 quibble1650 thingum1672 quoddity1682 scruple1713 baffle1783 nit1982 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. E^v These lawyers haue..such quibs and quiddits. 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. L2 He makes his Will in forme of a Law-case, full of quiddits. 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells iv. 202 He..Stretches each Quiddit of the Law to finde Him culpable. 1779 Observ. on Pamphlet 101 This is the skull of a lawyer, where be now his quiddets, his quiltets, and his tricks? 1838 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 221 Rhyming couplets, quirks, quiddits and riddles. 1855 R. Browning Old Pictures in Florence xx, in Men & Women II. 40 The first of the new..Beats the last of the old, 'tis no idle quiddit. 1874 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 21 May 3/6 Those young ladies, however, whose prospects of marriage seemed remote, made no reply to these matrimonial quiddits. 1907 J. B. Tabb (title) Quips and Quiddits. 1913 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 29 Nov. 4/1 Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done—and he did it! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1592
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