distinctive
adjective
serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing.
distinctiveness
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a word derived from
distinctive.
Example Sentences
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By now the distinctiveness of Nolan’s cinematic ruminations is common knowledge.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
“To understand American distinctiveness fully,” Mr. Sutton writes, “we must account for how Christianity shaped and was shaped by every major historical development from education to war.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The play draws out the distinctiveness of the grandparents by ratcheting up their zingy eccentricities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
The third important factor was the evolutionary distinctiveness or "uniqueness" of the species.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
Despite its distinctiveness even in East Asia at that time, Jomon Japan was not a completely isolated universe.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
