distinguishing
distinctive; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group: Intricate rhyming is a distinguishing feature of her poetry.
Origin of distinguishing
1Other words from distinguishing
- dis·tin·guish·ing·ly, adverb
- non·dis·tin·guish·ing, adjective
- self-dis·tin·guish·ing, adjective
- un·dis·tin·guish·ing, adjective
- un·dis·tin·guish·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby distinguishing
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How to use distinguishing in a sentence
The collective’s members are also committed to ensuring that their work is culturally relevant — which is a distinguishing factor of many mutual aid projects.
Everyone had to wait until the next spring, because an important distinguishing trait shows up in flowers.
How passion, luck and sweat saved some of North America’s rarest plants | Susan Milius | November 5, 2020 | Science NewsShe also commented on what might be her most distinguishing feature, her pierced nose.
Meet Montana's Nose-Ringed Candidate for the U.S. Senate | Ben Jacobs | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThose who had seen objects multiple times better recalled the original objects but had a harder time distinguishing the lures.
Repetition Doesn’t Work: Better Ways to Train Your Memory | Gregory Ferenstein | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout commanding, distinguishing words from their mouths, the narrative can be wholly invented for Kate and Letizia.
If Kate Middleton’s Butt Could Speak: It’s Time Royal Princesses Led Visible, Voluble Public Lives | Tim Teeman | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“I have no respect for Ambassador Chizhov,” Saakashvili said, distinguishing himself from his Ukrainian colleague.
Europe, Stunned by Reckless Russia, Mistrusts Feckless Ukrainian Leaders | James Kirchick | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a distinguishing characteristic of the breed that religious fanatics have a particularly lurid sexual imagination.
A good many children seem to be like savages in distinguishing those to whom one is bound to speak the truth.
Children's Ways | James SullySome of his violins possess a distinguishing mark in a rather abrupt rise in the centre.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceGram's method (p. 40) is a very useful aid in distinguishing certain bacteria.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAnd respectable obscurity has ever been the distinguishing characteristic of Godalming.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperThis is the case with the modern Jews and many other people who have strongly-marked, peculiar, or distinguishing characteristics.
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