1. (noun)
quibble, quiddity, cavil
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections Synonyms: quibble, haecceity, cavil, quiddity
2. (noun)
quiddity, haecceity
- the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other Synonyms: quibble, haecceity, cavil, quiddity