Noun
whatness (plural whatnesses)
- (philosophy) Essence; quiddity.
- Quality; quantity.
- 1961, Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle: Volume 2:
- 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:
- (essence; quiddity) nature, quintessence; See also Thesaurus:essence
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