uniquenesses

What makes things irreplaceable

Uniquenesses is the plural of uniqueness, referring to multiple instances or types of distinctiveness.

The word appears in contexts comparing what makes different things singular: The uniquenesses of various cultures deserve preservation.

Since uniqueness already abstracts from unique, the plural is uncommon and often sounds awkward—most writers find ways around it.

distinctiveness

individuality

Unique personal character

peculiarities · idiosyncrasies · characteristics · traits · qualities · differences · specialness · particularities · rarities · anomalies

philosophical

essences

Fundamental natures or extracts

incomparabilities · sui generis · selfhoods

plurality

multiplicities

States of being manifold

differences · distinctions · disparities · divergences · contrasts · differentiations · pluralities · ranges · spectrums · assortments

Opposites
distinctiveness vs. sameness

uniquenessessamenesses

Qualities of being identical

commonalities · similarities · uniformities · identicalness · conformities

rarity vs. prevalence

uniquenessescommonness

Frequency of occurrence

ordinariness · typicality · normalcy · conventionality · usualness

Family

uniqueness, nonuniqueness

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