Distinctiveness

//dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    utter dissimilarity wordnet
  3. 3
    Something which distinguishes something from anything else. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a distinguishing trait wordnet

Synonyms

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allegoryanalogyattributebalancingcharacteristicconfrontation

Example

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"Furthermore, the frog’s external appearance and skeletal shape add to its distinctiveness."

Etymology

From distinctive + -ness.

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