distinctive
adjective
serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing.
distinctiveness
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a word derived from
distinctive.
Example Sentences
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Distribution has been both the film’s biggest snag and the source of its distinctiveness.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Yet all are undergirded by peoples that had a pre-existing sense of their own distinctiveness, their own nationhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The tension between preserving Jewish distinctiveness and engaging with the rest of society isn’t new.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Furthermore, gene expression analysis also revealed the absence of segmental expression of somitogenesis-related genes, indicating their distinctiveness from somites.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
In zoological significance and distinctiveness, Homo erectus was more than an ape, but still much less than a modern human.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
