haecceity.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin haecceitas (“thisness”) coined by Duns Scotus (from haec (“this, these”)) + -ity.
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