Clay
Clay noun - The set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others.
Usage example: had the feeling that the natives were of a different clay than us and that neither side would ever understand the other
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Self
Self noun - The set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others.
Usage example: some believe that it's only in times of great stress that a person's true self is revealed
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