distinctiveness

dis·tinc·tive

(dĭ-stĭngk′tĭv)

adj.

1. Serving to identify; distinguishing or characteristic: the distinctive call of the hermit thrush. See Usage Note at distinct.

2. Distinguished or attractive: "Her forefinger tracked the cleft in his chin, and she thought how distinctive it made him look" (Joan Johnston).

3. Linguistics Phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning, as nasalization in the initial sound of mat versus bat.

dis·tinc′tive·ly adv.

dis·tinc′tive·ness n.

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Noun	1.	distinctiveness - a distinguishing trait specialness, specialty, peculiarity, speciality individualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" foible, idiosyncrasy, mannerism - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
	2.	distinctiveness - utter dissimilarity disparateness dissimilarity, unsimilarity - the quality of being dissimilar

distinctiveness

noun

The quality of being individual:

discreteness, individuality, particularity, separateness, singularity.

Translations

distinctiveness

[dɪsˈtɪŋktɪvnɪs] N → peculiaridad f

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distinctiveness

[dɪˈstɪŋktɪvnɪs] n → individualité f

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distinctiveness

n (= unmistakableness) → Unverwechselbarkeit f; (= characteristic nature) → charakteristische Art; (= striking nature) → Auffälligkeit f

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