Haecceity (adj)
hek-see-it-ee
(philosophy) that property or quality of a thing by virtue of which it is unique or describable as ‘this (one)’.
Mid 17th century from medieval Latin haecceitas, from Latin haec, feminine of hic ‘this’.
Example sentences
“His primary concern is with haecceity, the thisness of things”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
