distinguishing
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distinguishing
verb
- present participle and gerund of distinguish
adjective more distinguishing · most distinguishing
- That serves to distinguish. It has no obvious distinguishing characteristics, and therefore people are constantly ascribing to it the characteristics of other similar species.
noun distinguishings
- The act by which something is distinguished or told apart. There are not only these identifyings going on, but also there are distinguishings. For just as in the example above there are identifications of the various extents, there are distinguishings of these extents.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: distinctive, characteristic, identifying, distinction, differentiate, distinctness, distinctiveness, discriminate, discrimination, differentiation, discriminating, distinct, difference, conspicuous, discerning, specifying
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adj that serves to distinguish — see also distinctive
| Español | distinguiente, distinguidor |
|---|---|
| Français | distinctif |
| Deutsch | unterscheidend |
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title = {distinguishing},
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