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idiosyncrasy vs distinctiveness

distinctiveness vs idiosyncrasy

idiosyncrasy and distinctiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
idiosyncrasy Yes No No No
distinctiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, distinctiveness is a hypernym of idiosyncrasy; that is, distinctiveness is a word with a broader meaning than idiosyncrasy:
  • idiosyncrasy: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  • distinctiveness: a distinguishing trait
Other hypernyms of idiosyncrasy include peculiarity, speciality, specialness, specialty.
idiosyncrasy (noun) distinctiveness (noun)
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual utter dissimilarity
a distinguishing trait
Difference between idiosyncrasy and distinctiveness

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