whatness

noun — 2 senses

whatness

noun

Etymology From what + -ness.

1

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Essence; quiddity.

2

Quality; quantity.

For in one sense whatness signifies substance and this particular thing, and in another sense it signifies each of the other categories, such as quantity, quality and the like.1961, Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle: Volume 2:

Synonyms: nature, quintessence

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