Meanings
plural distinctivenesses
- countableuncountableThe quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete.
Synonyms: unicity, uniquity, onlyhood, onliness, unicity, uniqueness, uniquity
- countableuncountableSomething which distinguishes something from anything else.
Synonyms: designation, distinction, attribute, characteristic, designation, vein, feature, hallmark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete.
nounSomething which distinguishes something from anything else.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna distinguishing trait
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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distinctiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinctiveness
“distinctiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinctiveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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