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 Definitions of distinctive  [ɪˈstɪŋk tɪv]  

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Definition of 'distinctive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) distinctive
serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing:
the zebra's distinctive stripes.

2.  distinctive
having a special quality, style, attractiveness, etc.; notable.

3.  distinctive
Ling. serving to distinguish meanings.

Etymology:  (1575–85; < ML)

Definition of 'distinctive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) distinctive, typical
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. (adj) classifiable, distinctive
capable of being classified


Definition of 'distinctive' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) distinctive
common
a car with distinctive door handles


Definition of 'distinctive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) distinctive
marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar

2. (adj) distinctive
having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating


Translation of 'distinctive' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: different and easily identified
I recognized her from a long way off; – she has a very distinctive walk!

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: onderskeidend, kenmerkend Arabic flag Arabic: مُمَيّز Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: отличителен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: distintivo Czech flag Czech: příznačný, charakteristic German flag German: bezeichnend
Danish flag Danish: særpræget; karakteristisk Greek flag Greek: ξεχωριστός, αναγνωρίσιμος Spanish flag Spanish: distintivo, característic
Estonian flag Estonian: eriline Farsi flag Farsi: مشخص کننده؛ شاخص Finnish flag Finnish: erottuva
French flag French: distinctif Hebrew flag Hebrew: אוֹפייָנִי, יִיחוּדִי Hindi flag Hindi: विशेष, भेद बताने वाला, सव
Croatian flag Croatian: karakteristično Hungarian flag Hungarian: megkülönböztető Indonesian flag Indonesian: berbeda
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sérstakur, sérkennandi Italian flag Italian: caratteristico Japanese flag Japanese: 特有の
Korean flag Korean: 뚜렷이 구별되는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: būdingas, charakteringas Latvian flag Latvian: atšķirīgs; raksturīgs
Malay flag Malay: tersendiri Dutch flag Dutch: kenmerkend Norwegian flag Norwegian: særegen, karakteristisk
Polish flag Polish: charakterystyczny Persian flag Persian: مشخص کننده؛ شاخص Pashto flag Pashto: ممتاز، ځرګند، ټاكلى: جلا،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: distintivo Romanian flag Romanian: distinctiv Russian flag Russian: отличительный
Slovak flag Slovak: príznačný, charakteristic Slovenian flag Slovenian: značilen Serbian flag Serbian: svojstven
Swedish flag Swedish: karakteristisk, säregen Thai flag Thai: เด่น Turkish flag Turkish: kendineözgü, karakteristi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 與眾不同的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: відмінний, характерний Urdu flag Urdu: نمایاں ، امتیازی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: dễ phân biệt Chinese flag Chinese: 有特色的,与众不同的

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