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. 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.

2. Marissa Parrott:

   They were flipping them over, making a very distinctive, almost surgical precision cut down the chest. They would even remove the gallbladder outside the body, which contains toxic bile salts. They knew to remove that bit. She added that the rats understood which areas of the toad were poisonous, using their sharp teeth and dextrous hands to eatthe non-toxic parts while leaving the poisonous areas stripped. In the medium-sized toads, as well as eating the heart and liver, they would strip off the toxic skin from one or both legs and eat the non-toxic thigh muscle.

3. James May:

   We need distinctive and different voices but they cannot come at any price. Common to all at the BBC have to be standards of decency and respect.

4. Jonny Kim:

   Single cracks are usually not good. The crack, you know, in the crack, when I say crack, I mean when you are on the giving end of a rifle, you it's a much different sound than being on the receiving end of a rifle, that of a bullet that is supersonic makes a very distinctive crack. And when you hear that, and it's a single one, it generally is not good.

5. Unknown Russian:

   Every culture has its distinctive and normal system of government. Yours is democracy, moderated by corruption. Ours is totalitarianism, moderated by assassination.

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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