The difference between Distinguishable and Other
When used as adjectives, distinguishable means able, or easily able to be distinguished, whereas other means see other (determiner) below.
Other is also determiner with the meaning: not the one or ones previously referred to.
Other is also noun with the meaning: an other one, more often rendered as another.
Other is also adverb with the meaning: apart from.
Other is also verb with the meaning: to regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group.
check bellow for the other definitions of Distinguishable and Other
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Distinguishable as an adjective:
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
Examples:
"Black is very distinguishable against a white background"
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Other as an adjective:
See other (determiner) below
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Other as an adjective:
second.
Examples:
"I get paid every other week."
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Other as an adjective:
Alien.
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Other as an adjective:
Different.
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Other as an adjective (obsolete):
Left, as opposed to right.
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Other as a noun:
An other one, more often rendered as another.
Examples:
"I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others."
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Other as a noun:
The other one; the second of two.
Examples:
"One boat is not better than the other."
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Other as an adverb:
Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
Examples:
"Other than that, I'm fine."
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Other as an adverb (obsolete):
Otherwise.
Examples:
"It shall none other be.'' — Chaucer."
"If you think other.'' — Shakespeare."
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Other as a verb (transitive):
To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
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Other as a verb (transitive):
To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- distinguishable vs indistinguishable
- confusable vs distinguishable
- distinguishable vs mistakable
- alternate vs other
- foreign vs other
- different vs other
- disparate vs other
- dissimilar vs other
- distinctive vs other
- distinguishable vs other
- diverse vs other
- other vs unalike
- other vs unlike
- other vs same
- additional vs other
- another vs other