Definitions for distinctive
dɪˈstɪŋk tɪvdis·tinc·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distinctive, typicaladjective

   of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

   "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"

2. classifiable, distinctiveadjective

   capable of being classified

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. distinctiveadjective

   that serves to distinguish between things

2. distinctiveadjective

   that is characteristic or typical of something

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distinctiveadjective

   Etymology: from distinct.

   1. That which marks distinction or difference.

   For from the natal hour, distinctive names,
   One common right the great and lowly claims. Alexander Pope, Ody.

   2. Having the power to distinguish and discern; judicious.

   Credulous and vulgar auditors readily believe it, and the more judicious and distinctive heads do not reject it. Brown.

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1. distinctive

   Distinctive refers to a characteristic, quality, or attribute that makes someone or something clearly different or unique, enabling it to stand out from others. It is something easily noticed or recognized due to its dissimilarity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distinctiveadjective

   marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar

2. Distinctiveadjective

   having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. distinctif.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distinctive

   To have a specific form or way of creating or expressing.

   As humans we have similar qualities and distinctive form or ways of creating and expressing ourselves.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'distinctive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4124

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'distinctive' in Adjectives Frequency: #567

How to pronounce distinctive?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say distinctive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of distinctive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of distinctive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of distinctive in a Sentence

1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Dancing is an expression of desire, thoughts, and emotion in a distinctive way.

2. Frank Stephenson:

   If the competitors come out there with their hovercraft or drones or whatever type of vehicles, they'll have their own distinctive look, let the other guys do whatever they want. The last thing I want to do is anything that has been done before.

3. Darlene Vendegna-Guare:

   I heard the distinctive sound of a bike falling over.

4. Hubert Humphrey:

   Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as some kind of melting pot, taking men and women from every part of the world and converting them into standardized, homogenized Americans. We are, I think, much more mature and wise today. Just as we welcome a world of diversity, so we glory in an America of diversity -- an America all the richer for the many different and distinctive strands of which it is woven.

5. Peter Hiscock:

   This fragment is small, but it’s very distinctive, it has a smooth surface, a high polish, that doesn’t occur naturally. It doesn’t occur by accident. Someone has to sit and grind the edge in order to make an axe.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=distinctive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Distinctive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=distinctive
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distinctive