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Distinctive - English meaning

dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv

Distinctive – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.

Usage examples:

Juniper berries give gin its distinctive flavour

Synonims:

DistinguishingCharacteristicTypicalIndividualParticularPeculiarIdiosyncraticDifferentiatingUniqueExclusiveSpecialEspecialRemarkableUnusualSingularNoteworthyDifferentUncommon
adjective

Marking something as clearly different from others

Usage examples:

A distinctive flavor/writing style
adjective

Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from other things

Usage examples:

A distinctive smell/taste, she's got a very distinctive voice.

Distinctive translation into English

Distinctive: translate from English into Chinese

Translate distinctive into Chinese (Simplified)}
与众不同, 不同, 出众的, 独特的

Distinctive: translate from English into Dutch

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Kenmerkend, Onderscheidend, Karakteristiek

Distinctive: translate from English into French

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Distinctif, Spécial

Distinctive: translate from English into German

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Unverwechselbar, Ausgeprägt, Charakteristisch, Auffällig, Kennzeichnend, Apart, Profiliert

Distinctive: translate from English into Hindi

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विशेष, विशिष्ट, अलगानेवाला, भेदक, परिच्छेदक, ख़ास, विशेषता-सूचक

Distinctive: translate from English into Italian

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Distintivo

Distinctive: translate from English into Korean

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독특한, 특유의

Distinctive: translate from English into Russian

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Отличительный, Характерный, Особый, Самобытный

Distinctive: translate from English into Spanish

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Distintivo, Característico, Diferente

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘serving to differentiate’): from late Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinct- ‘distinguished’ (see distinct).

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