Definitions for quillet
quil·let

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quilletnoun

   Subtilty; nicety; fraudulent distinction.

   Etymology: quidlibet, Lat.

   Why may not that be the skull of a lawyer? where be his quiddits now? his quillets? his cases? and his tricks? William Shakespeare.

   A great soul weighs in the scale of reason, what it is to judge of, rather than dwell with too scrupulous a diligence upon little quillets and niceties. Digby.

   Ply her with love letters and billets,
   And bait them well for quirks and quillets. Hudibras.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quillet

   Trivial objections (also referred to as hair-splitting, nothing but objections, barrage of objections and banal objections) is an informal logical fallacy where irrelevant and sometimes frivolous objections are made to divert the attention away from the topic that is being discussed. This type of argument is called a "quibble" or "quillet". Trivial objections are a special case of red herring. The fallacy often appears when an argument is difficult to oppose. The person making a trivial objection may appear ready to accept the argument in question, but at the same time they will oppose it in many different ways.: 165  These objections can appear in the form of lists, hypotheticals, and even accusations. Such objections themselves may be valid, but they fail to confront the main argument under consideration. Instead, the objection opposes a small, irrelevant part of the main argument. The fallacy is committed because of this diversion; it is fallacious to oppose a point on the basis of minor and incidental aspects, rather than responding to the main claim. These objections are often used to not address the merit of an argument but rather to oppose them from a technicality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quilletnoun

   subtilty; nicety; quibble

2. Etymology: [L. quidlibet what you please. Cf. Quiddit, and Quibble.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quillet

   kwil′et, n. a trick in argument: a petty quibble. [L. quidlibet, 'what you will.']

2. Quillet

   kwil′et, n. (prov.) a furrow: a small croft.

How to pronounce quillet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say quillet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quillet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quillet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quillet
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quillet
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quillet
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=quillet