distinctive

 
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dis·tinc·tive (dĭ-stĭngk'tĭv) pronunciation
adj.
Serving to identify; distinguishing: distinctive tribal tattoos. See Usage Note at distinct. Characteristic or typical: “Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor†(Curtis Wilkie). Linguistics. Phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning, as nasalization in the initial sound of mat versus bat.
distinctively dis·tinc'tive·ly adv.
distinctiveness dis·tinc'tive·ness n.
 
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distinctive

adjective

Serving to identify or set apart an individual or group: characteristic, individual, peculiar, typical, vintage. See same/different/compare.

 
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distinctive
adj

Definition: different, unique
Antonyms: common, normal, resembling, same, similar, standard


 
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The adjective distinctive has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
  Synonym: typical

Meaning #2: possible to classify
  Synonym: classifiable

Meaning #3: serving to distinguish or identify a species or group
  Synonyms: distinguishing, identifying


 
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Translations for: Distinctive

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - karakteristisk, særegen, kendings-

Nederlands (Dutch)
kenmerkend, onderscheidend, distinctief

Français (French)
adj. - caractéristique, distinctif, (Phon) distinctif, pertinent (un trait sémantique)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unterscheidend, kennzeichnend, unverwechselbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευδιάκÏιτος, ευκÏινής, χαÏακτηÏιστικός, διακÏιτικός

Italiano (Italian)
distintivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - característico

РуÑÑкий (Russian)
характерный, отчетливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - distintivo, característico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - särskiljande, egenartad

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
有特色的, 出众的

中文(ç¹é«”) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有特色的, 出眾的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - ë…특한, ì°¨ì´ê°€ 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 区別ã™ã‚‹, 特徴ã®ã‚ã‚‹, 独特ã®

العربيه (Arabic)
â€(صÙÙ‡) مميزâ€

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שונה, מיוחד‬


 
 

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