Definitions for distinctive
dɪˈstɪŋk tɪvdis·tinc·tive

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. distinctiveadjective

   that serves to distinguish between things

2. distinctiveadjective

   that is characteristic or typical of something

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. Sam Wasser:

   Wildlife populations are separated over space and time and these separated populations accumulate mutations that make them more distinctive from one another, and highly traceable.

2. Paul Pierson:

   What's distinctive now is not that majorities have a hard time getting their way ; it's that minorities have [ the ability ] to get their way.

3. Imran Aamir:

   She was a very shy, reserved girl, like any regular girl, with nothing distinctive about her, who knows what compelled her to do what she did? But she did not learn it at al-Huda.

4. Randal Taylor:

   I believe it is reasonable to believe that this gun is the individual's, it is a distinct-looking gun with an orange slide and an elongated grip. We are aware of photos showing the driver holding a similar distinctive weapon on social media sites.

5. Richard Harris:

   Probably the most distinctive characteristic of the successful politician is selective cowardice.

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