distinctiveness

noun

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Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/

noun

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.

The quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete.
Something which distinguishes something from anything else.