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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.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɛkˈsiː.ə.tiː/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/hiːkˈsiː.ə.tiː/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/hækˈsiː.ə.tiː/General-American
  1. 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.

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Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin haecceitas (“thisness”) coined by Duns Scotus (from haec (“this, these”)) + -ity.

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