an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | a disagreement or argument about something important |
a degree or grade of excellence or worth | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something | the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend |
high social status | a significant change |