Distinctive

Quick meaning: Distinctive is an adjective meaning Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

Meaning

Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

More Meanings

1. Characteristic, typical.
2. (Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
3. (linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word.
4. A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.
5. (Hebrew grammar) A distinctive accent.
6. (rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
7. (rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.

Example Sentences

his distinctive bass voice

a product in distinctive packaging

[…]more judicious and distinctive heads.

Our Apparell was giuen vs as a signe distinctiue to discern betwixt sex and sex.

Word Forms

• distinctives

Synonyms for distinctive

Depending on context, synonyms include characteristic, typical, identifying, identifiable, distinguishing, classifiable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include distinguishing, typical, identifiable, characteristic, identifying, classifiable.

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