Distinctiveness

Definition:

A Feature of an Entity serves to distinguish the Entity from other members of its type which have a different value for the Feature. Note that the Entity is often implicit.

His DISTINCTIVE flowing gait and skill with the rapier set him apart from his fellows.

The swinging axe-kick was CHARACTERISTIC of Xena.

FEs:

Core:

Entity [ent]
The item which differs from other members of its class in the Feature's value.
       These signatures may be DISTINCTIVE of the entire Chlamydiales order.
 

Feature [fea]
The aspect of the Entity which makes it different from the other members of its class.
       That never depleting ammo in his arsenal - his SIGNATURE smile - is contagious.
 
Non-Core:
Degree []
Semantic Type
Degree
The extent to which the values of the Feature of the Entity and the Comparison_set are similar to each other.
       The twins have a very DISTINCT walk.
 

Time [Tim]
This FE identifies the Time when the similarity occurs or exists.

Inherits From:
Is Inherited By:
Subframe of:
Has Subframes:
Precedes:
Is Preceded by:
Uses: Similarity
Is Used By:
Perspective on:
Is perspectivized in:
Is Causative of:
See Also:

Lexical Units

distinguir.v

Created by josef on Wed Jun 23 14:35:36 CEST 2004