haecceity

== English == === Alternative forms === hæcceity (rare, archaic), ecceity === Etymology === From Medieval Latin haecceitas (“thisness”) coined by Duns Scotus (from haec (“this, these”)) +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /hɛkˈsiː.ə.tiː/, /hiːkˈsiː.ə.tiː/ (General American) IPA(key): /hækˈsiː.ə.tiː/ Hyphenation: haec‧ce‧i‧ty === Noun === haecceity (countable and uncountable, plural haecceities) (philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other. Synonym: thisness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === haecceity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia