quiddity
noun
quid·di·ty ˈkwi-də-tē
plural quiddities
1 whatever makes something the type that it is : essence
2a a trifling point : quibble
2b crotchet, eccentricity
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Mona Lisa's smile is the quiddity about which most viewers remark when seeing the portrait.
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