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Definitions for distinctive
dɪˈstɪŋk tɪvdis·tinc·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
distinctive, typical(adj)
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!"
classifiable, distinctive(adj)
capable of being classified
Wiktionary
distinctive(Adjective)
that serves to distinguish between things
distinctive(Adjective)
that is characteristic or typical of something
Webster Dictionary
Distinctive(adj)
marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar
Etymology: [Cf. F. distinctif.]
Distinctive(adj)
having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating
Etymology: [Cf. F. distinctif.]
Editors Contribution
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
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'distinctive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4124
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Rank popularity for the word 'distinctive' in Adjectives Frequency: #567
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of distinctive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of distinctive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of distinctive in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
A digital mentor has fewer errors, without distinctions; contrarily, a physical mentor has uttermost mistakes and errors, even with distinctive intuition and insight.
When we create lounges we always try to think,' What will be the one distinctive factor ? ,' in this lounge it will be the terrace... this beautiful scenery of the Swiss Alps. It's going to be a destination of its own.
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Translations for distinctive
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- характерен, отличителенBulgarian
- distintiuCatalan, Valencian
- unverwechselbarGerman
- tyypillinen, luonteenomainen, tunnusomainen, persoonallinenFinnish
- distinctifFrench
- sainiúilIrish
- khususIndonesian
- מְיוּחָדHebrew
- 독특한Korean
- karakteristiskeNorwegian
- charakterystycznyPolish
- distinctivRomanian
- характерный, типичный, отличительный, различительный, особенный, характеристический, особый, дифференциальныйRussian
- ayırıcıTurkish
- مخصوصUrdu
- 獨特Chinese
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