Word of the Day - Haecceity

[M33]

Honestly could not believe this was truly a word! D

Haecceity
hak-SEE-ə-dee
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, mid 17th century

1
The property of being a unique and individual thing.

Examples of Haecceity in a sentence

"Each vase she sculpted has a particular haecceity."

"The teacher knew each child has haecceity and can’t be constrained by categories."

 

[Ruthanne]

While we all have things in common each person has their individualistic haecceity.

 

[Lavinia]

I couldn't find the word haecceity in my dictionary so I can't write a sentence which includes it.

 

[Paco Dennis]

Reminded me of the phrase "One in a million"