distinctive

Meaning

Adj

1. Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
2. (rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
3. Characteristic, typical.
4. (rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.
5. (Hebrew) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
6. Distinguishing a particular sense of word.

Noun

1. A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.
2. (Hebrew) A distinctive accent.
3. A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect.

Synonyms

peculiar

characteristic

special

distinguishing

particular

original

distinct

unusual

typical

classifiable

discriminative

specific

individual

own

different

unique

separate

discriminatory

differential

odd

originative

outstanding

personal

savoury

sharp

singular

strange

striking

strong

aloof

dioristic

apart

bold

clear

considerate

deviant

diacritical

differing

discreet

discriminable

disjunctive

distinguishable

flavorful

flavoursome

fragrant

identification

identifying

idiosyncratic

irregular

Translations

distintivo

distinctif

zich onderscheidend

distintivo

distintiu

karakteristiek

particulier

unverwechselbar

distintivo

característico

caratteristico

ausgeprägt

caractéristique

unverkennbar

unterscheidend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

Etymology

Cognate with French: distinctif

In summary

From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere (“to push apart, to divide”), + -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus.

Sentences

The abdomen has distinctive tapering markings .

The Futura coupe with its distinctive Thunderbird-styled roofline was never offered in Mexico .