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distinctiveness

/dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
dis-tinc-tive-ness
IPA
/dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something which distinguishes something from anything else.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English distinctive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English distinctiveness From distinctive + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

distinctivenesses (plural)

Derived Forms

biodistinctiveness

Synonyms

unicity uniquity distinctiveness onlyhood onliness uniqueness designation distinction attribute characteristic vein feature

Questions

How do you pronounce distinctiveness?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/.
What does distinctiveness mean?
The quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete.
Where does distinctiveness come from?
Etymology tree English distinctive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English distinctiveness From distinctive + -ness.

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