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

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

1. Distinctiveadjective

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

   Etymology: [Cf. F. distinctif.]

2. Distinctiveadjective

   having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating

   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. 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.

2. Michael Proffitt:

   The inclusion in OED of a number of words coined by or associated with Roald Dahl reflects both Roald Dahl influence as an author and Roald Dahl vivid and distinctive style, for many children Roald Dahl’s work is not only one of their first experiences of reading, but also their earliest exposure to the creative power of language.

3. Hyunsoo Shawn Je:

   These experiments are the first to recreate the distinctive features of Parkinson’s disease that we see only in human patients, we have created a new model of the pathology involved, which will allow us to track how the disease develops and how it might be slowed down or stopped.

4. Hugh Howard:

   She and her fellow graduates have the opportunity to become experts in clandestine special operations, as well as manned and unmanned platforms to deliver distinctive capabilities to our Navy, and the joint force in defense of the nation.

5. Ehsan Sehgal:

   A digital mentor has fewer errors, without distinctions; contrarily, a physical mentor has higher mistakes and errors, even with distinctive intuition and insight.

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