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PRONUNCIATION OF NONDISTINCTIVE

nondistinctive  [ˌnɒndɪsˈtɪŋktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONDISTINCTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nondistinctive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NONDISTINCTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nondistinctive in the English dictionary

The definition of nondistinctive in the dictionary is having no effect on the meaning being conveyed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONDISTINCTIVE


active
ˈæktɪv
adjunctive
əˈdʒʌŋktɪv
attractive
əˈtræktɪv
collective
kəˈlɛktɪv
conjunctive
kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv
contradistinctive
ˌkɒntrədɪˈstɪŋktɪv
defunctive
dɪˈfʌŋktɪv
disjunctive
dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv
distinctive
dɪˈstɪŋktɪv
effective
ɪˈfɛktɪv
extinctive
ɪkˈstɪŋktɪv
indistinctive
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktɪv
injunctive
ɪnˈdʒʌŋktɪv
instinctive
ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv
interactive
ˌɪntərˈæktɪv
perspective
pəˈspɛktɪv
respective
rɪˈspɛktɪv
subjunctive
səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv
unconjunctive
ˌʌnkənˈdʒʌŋktɪv
undistinctive
ˌʌndɪˈstɪŋktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONDISTINCTIVE

nondiabetic
nondialysable
nondialyzable
nondiapausing
nondidactic
nondiffusible
nondimensional
nondiplomatic
nondirected
nondirectional
nondirective
nondirective therapy
nondisclosure
nondisclosure agreement
nondiscount
nondiscursive
nondispersive
nondisruptive
nondiversified
nondividing

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONDISTINCTIVE

addictive
alternative
constrictive
constructive
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
inactive
predictive
proactive
productive
prospective
protective
reactive
reflective
reproductive
retrospective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of nondistinctive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nondistinctive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONDISTINCTIVE

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The translations of nondistinctive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nondistinctive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nondistinctive
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no distintivos
570 millions of speakers

English

nondistinctive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nondistinctive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مميز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nondistinctive
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nondistinctive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nondistinctive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nondistinctive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berdasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht-distinktive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不明瞭な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nondistinctive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nondistinctive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nondistinctive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nondistinctive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नैसर्गिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nondistinctive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aspecifiche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nondistinctive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nondistinctive
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nondistinctive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nondistinctive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nondistinctive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nondistinctive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nondistinctive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nondistinctive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONDISTINCTIVE»

The term «nondistinctive» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONDISTINCTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nondistinctive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONDISTINCTIVE»

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An Introduction to Language
Nondistinctive Features As we saw, aspiration is not a distinctive feature of English consonants. It is a nondistinctive or redundant or predictable feature (all equivalent terms). Some features may be distinctive for one class of sounds but ...
Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams, 2013
2
Diversity in Advertising: Broadening the Scope of Research ...
As a result, they pre dicted that negative nontarget market effects were not likely to occur for distinctive viewers seeing ads targeting nondistinctive markets. Results confirmed their predictions and showed that unfavorable nontarget market ...
Jerome D. Williams, Wei-Na Lee, Curtis P. Haugtvedt, 2004
3
Distinctive Feature Theory
In the Jakobsonian view - also assumed by generative phonologists in the SPE and post-SPE traditions - such features serve a distinctive function in some languages and a nondistinctive function in others. For example, the phonological  ...
T. Alan Hall, 2001
4
Self-Inference Processes: The Ontario Symposium
TABLE 6.1 Mean Mood Ratings as a Function of Group Distinctiveness and Group Performance Level Performance Level Low High Group Distinctiveness Nondistinctive 4.45 (11) 4.90 (10) Distinctive 3.92 (9) 5.24 (10) Note: Higher numbers ...
James M. Olson, Mark P. Zanna, C. Peter Herman, 2013
5
The Sound Pattern of Russian: A Linguistic and Acoustical ...
Before sharped grave compact (velar) consonants nondistinctive sharping of grave noncompact (labial) consonants is now considered archaic or substandard ; e.g., [d'efk,i] “girls” is preferred over [d,'ef,k,i]. lxl, the only compact grave (velar) ...
Morris Halle, 1971
6
Adult Eyewitness Testimony: Current Trends and Developments
Table 5.1 shows the mean ratings of voice characteristics for the distinctive and nondistinctive voices over time. In contrast to ratings made in the immediate perception and twenty-four- hour retention conditions, descriptions of nondistinctive ...
David Frank Ross, J. Don Read, Michael P. Toglia, 1994
7
Morphology: Morphology: its relation to phonology
Before sharped grave compact (velar) consonants nondistinctive sharping of grave noncompact (labial) consonants is now considered archaic or substandard ; e.g., [d'efk,i] "girls" is preferred over [d,'ef,k,i]. {x}, the only compact grave (velar) ...
Francis Katamba, 2004
8
Syllable Structure and Syllable-Related Processes in German
Based on this observation, Kiparsky argues that any rule which introduces nondistinctive features must be postleidcai. The example hiiparsky cites is the devolcing of sonorants in English. Phonetically, sonorants are usually voiceless when ...
Tracy Alan Hall, 1992
9
An Encyclopedia of Language
Distinctive differences Where a particular phonetic difference does not give rise to a corresponding phonemic difference, we say that this phonetic difference is NONDISTINCTIVE. Thus [fi:l] with a clear [l] will be perceived as an unusual ...
N.E. Collinge, 2002
10
The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law
By the same token, no seller would want to free ride on a nondistinctive signifier. The incentive to free ride depends on the difference between the profits generated by the mark—which by assumption are close to zero in the nondistinctive ...
William M. LANDES, Richard A. Posner, William M Landes, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONDISTINCTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nondistinctive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Will Starbucks Be a Closer at the USPTO?
... the failure to function refusal based on the color mark being nondistinctive, the failure to function as a mark due to nondistinctive background ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
2
Review: In 'Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll,' Denis Leary Is an Aging Rocker
Mr. Leary's performance is in tune with the show — amiable, occasionally appealing, generally nondistinctive. Mr. Corbett has some good ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Family affairs with Susan Hetherington (including parent- and child …
The researchers believe that those widely used nondistinctive names increase the risk of mistakenly giving a treatment to the wrong patient. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
Waiting to pick your baby's name raises the risk for medical mistakes
The researchers believe that those widely used nondistinctive names increase the risk of mistakenly giving a treatment to the wrong patient. «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»
5
Federal Circuit rules TTAB applied wrong legal standard on …
... PRETZEL CRISPS for pretzel crackers on the Supplemental Trademark Register, which is reserved for nondistinctive marks that are capable ... «Lexology, May 15»
6
Trademarks And Your Brewery—Protecting Your Brand
Additionally, because distinctive trademarks receive greater protection than nondistinctive trademarks, it will be more difficult for competitors to ... «Mondaq News Alerts, May 15»
7
Proposed Cell Tower Stirs Protests
The envelope in which he received his notice, Cady said, “was nondistinctive. There was nothing on it about it being a notice.” Inside, he said ... «Mountain News, Apr 15»
8
Big Green Egg on Hunt for TM Registration
Shape of Goods Incapable of Serving as Trademark: The Examiner indicated “the shape of the applicant's goods is nondistinctive and ... «JD Supra, Apr 15»
9
The Rush To Efficiency And Diminishment Of Trademarks
Companies are therefore left guessing how far the registered right of a competitor extends, even when a portion of the mark is nondistinctive. «Law360, Mar 15»
10
The Most Lucrative Form of Flattery
“Something like 'skin' or 'moisturizer' is too nondistinctive or generic, and that you can't trademark.” One can patent a new device or ingredient, ... «New York Times, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Nondistinctive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nondistinctive>. Apr 2024 ».
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