# distinctiveness

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/ · frequency rank #57,345

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

## Etymology
From distinctive + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/distinctiveness