identifiableness
A fingerprint's identifiableness makes it a valuable tool in forensic science.
Definition
Noun (uncountable): The quality or state of being identifiable; the capacity to be recognized or distinguished as a particular person, thing, or entity.
Usage Examples
- (The ability to recognize the suspect was reduced.)
- (Scholars discussed whether the objects could be clearly recognized as belonging to a specific culture or period.)
- (The ability to distinguish this species from others is essential.)
Advanced Usage
"degree of identifiableness": a measure of how easily something can be identified.
- The degree of identifiableness in the photograph was low due to motion blur. (The photo made recognition difficult.)
"lack of identifiableness": the absence of distinguishing features.
- The lack of identifiableness in the anonymous donation made it untraceable. (The donation could not be connected to a specific person.)
Variants and Related Words
- Identifiable (adj): capable of being identified.
- The witness provided an identifiable description. (The description allowed recognition.)
- Identify (verb): to recognize or establish the identity of.
- They could not identify the source of the noise. (They could not determine what made the noise.)
- Identification (noun): the act or process of identifying.
- The identification of the victim took several days. (The process of recognizing the victim.)
Synonyms
- Recognizability: the quality of being able to be recognized.
- Distinguishability: the quality of being able to be told apart from others.
- Discernibility: the quality of being perceptible or distinguishable.
Related Idioms
- "stand out": to be easily noticed or identified.
- Her bright red hair made her stand out in the crowd. (Her hair made her easily identifiable.)
- "stick out like a sore thumb": to be very obviously different and easily identified.
- In his formal suit, he stuck out like a sore thumb at the beach party. (He was very easily identified as out of place.)