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non-distinctive adjective mainly UK(also mainly USnondistinctive)uk /ˌnɒn.dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/ us /ˌnɑːn.dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/ Something that is non-distinctive does not makes things different from other things: The male flowers have a faint but non-distinctive scent. It was proposed that vowel length is nondistinctive before analysis of the utterances of 25 native speakers confirmed this. There are a number of non-distinctive loanwords and culture-specific terms used within this language group. Aspiration is considered a nondistinctive property of English as it doesn't distinguish one word from another. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Similar and the same adjacent affinity akin alike allied ballpark be no better than (a) somethingidiom congruent ditto equivalence equivalency equivalent equivalent of something equivalent to something next door not make any differenceidiom of the kindidiom one and the sameidiom respecter synonymous |