trifling+nicety+subtlety
1quiddity — n. 1. Essence, nature. 2. Quibble, cavil, evasion, sophism, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, trifling nicety subtlety, quirk …
2quibble — I. n. 1. Evasion, cavil, subterfuge, pretence, subtlety, quirk, shift, prevarication, equivocation, sophism, quiddity, trifling nicety. 2. Pun, clinch, calembourg, play upon words. II. v. n. 1. Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise… …
3quiddity — n 1. haecceity, essence, inner essence, stuff, substance, Metaphys. hypostasis. 2. subtlety, subtle distinction, fine or thin line, quirk, quodlibet, Archaic. quillet; quibble, cavil, quip, trifling nicety …
