distinctiveness

dis·tinc·tive  (d-stngktv)

adj.

1. Serving to identify; distinguishing: distinctive tribal tattoos. See Usage Note at distinct.

2. Characteristic or typical: "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor" (Curtis Wilkie).

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

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dis·tinctive·ly adv.

dis·tinctive·ness n.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

distinctiveness [dɪsˈtɪŋktɪvnɪs] N → peculiaridad f

distinctiveness [dɪˈstɪŋktɪvnɪs] n → individualité f

distinctiveness

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