distinctive

dis·tinc·tive  (d-stngktv)

adj.

1. Serving to identify; distinguishing: distinctive tribal tattoos. See Usage Note at distinct.

2. Characteristic or typical: "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor" (Curtis Wilkie).

3. Linguistics Phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning, as nasalization in the initial sound of mat versus bat.

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dis·tinctive·ly adv.

dis·tinctive·ness n.

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distinctive [dɪˈstɪŋktɪv]

adj

1. serving or tending to distinguish

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) denoting one of a set of minimal features of a phoneme in a given language that serve to distinguish it from other phonemes. The distinctive features of /p/ in English are that it is voiceless, bilabial, non-nasal, and plosive; /b/ is voiced, bilabial, non-nasal, and plosive: the two differ by the distinctive feature of voice

distinctively  adv

distinctiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	distinctive - 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!" typical characteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
	2.	distinctive - capable of being classified classifiable identifiable - capable of being identified

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distinctive

adjective characteristic, special, individual, specific, unique, typical, extraordinary, distinguishing, signature, peculiar, singular, idiosyncratic the distinctive odour of chlorine
common, ordinary, typical, run-of-the-mill

Translations

distinctive [dɪsˈtɪŋktɪv] ADJ [sound, colour] → característico; [flavour, smell, voice] → inconfundible, característico; [plumage, fur] → distintivo, característico; [style] → característico, particular; [clothing, decor] → peculiar, particular
one of the distinctive features of Elizabethan architecture → uno de los rasgos característicos de la arquitectura isabelina
stone walls are a distinctive feature of the countryside → los muros de piedra son característicos del campo
what was most distinctive about him was his extreme nervousness → lo que más le caracterizaba era su extremo nerviosismo

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distinctive [dɪˈstɪŋktɪv] adj [style, feature, character] → distinctif/ive; [voice] → distinctif/ive; [taste, smell] → caractéristique

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distinctive

adj style, flavour, smell, gesture, walk etc → unverwechselbar, unverkennbar; feature, pattern → unverkennbar; sound → typisch, unverkennbar; voice, dress (= characteristic) → charakteristisch; (= unmistakable) → unverwechselbar; (= striking) colour, plumage → auffällig; distinctive features (of person) → besondere Kennzeichen; she had a very distinctive voice → sie hatte eine ganz unverwechselbare or besondere Stimme; with his distinctive irony → mit der ihm eigenen or für ihn charakteristischen Ironie; there’s something distinctive about them → an ihnen ist etwas Besonderes; distinctive to somebody/something → charakteristisch für jdn/etw

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distinctive [dɪsˈtɪŋktɪv] adj → tutto/a particolare

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distinctive [dɪsˈtɪŋktɪv] adj → tutto/a particolare

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distinctive → مميز charakteristický særegen kennzeichnend χαρακτηριστικός peculiar omaleimainen distinctif osebujan caratteristico 特徴的な 독특한 onderscheidend særegen wyróżniający distinto характерный särskiljande เด่น belirgin dễ phân biệt 有特色的