"distinctiveness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: distinctivenesses [plural]
Etymology: From distinctive + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distinctive|ness}} distinctive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} distinctiveness (countable and uncountable, plural distinctivenesses)
  1. The quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-distinctiveness-en-noun-7LihJaHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
  2. Something which distinguishes something from anything else. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-distinctiveness-en-noun-GloLWxu8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uniqueness Derived forms: biodistinctiveness

Inflected forms

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