distinctive

(dĭ-stĭngk'tĭv)
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.

distinctively dis·tinc'tive·ly adv.
distinctiveness dis·tinc'tive·ness n.

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adjective

Serving to identify or set apart an individual or group: characteristic, individual, peculiar, typical, vintage. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: different, unique
Antonyms: common, normal, resembling, same, similar, standard

For a list of words related to distinctive, see:

• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - karakteristisk, særegen, kendings-

Nederlands (Dutch)
kenmerkend, onderscheidend, distinctief

Français (French)
adj. - caractéristique, distinctif, (Phon) distinctif, pertinent (un trait sémantique)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unterscheidend, kennzeichnend, unverwechselbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευδιάκριτος, ευκρινής, χαρακτηριστικός, διακριτικός

Italiano (Italian)
distintivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - característico

Русский (Russian)
характерный, отчетливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - distintivo, característico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - särskiljande, egenartad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有特色的, 出众的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有特色的, 出眾的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독특한, 차이가 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 区別する, 特徴のある, 独特の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مميز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שונה, מיוחד‬

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