distinctive
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3.9
- adjective
- /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
:
distintivo
- However, it certainly merits attention because of its distinctive patterns of social behavior and institutional practice.
- a distinctive feature
- a distinctive style
- most distinctive
So he has got the most distinctive voice you'll ever.
- So he has got the most distinctive voice you'll ever.
- And it has this distinctive Orbe smell that I love.
- And that's such a distinctive type of dialogue.
- But there are some things that are occurring that are distinctive to the domestic sphere.
- So some of your pieces seem to me to be structured along distinctive narrative lines.
- Other than the showmanship and distinctive hairstyles, the two have very little in common.
- At this time as well, that ship was given the distinctive dazzle camouflage which we've talked about many times.
Examples
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See the barrels, they give the wine its distinctive notes.
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Other than the showmanship and distinctive hairstyles, the two have very little in common.
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Everyone has their own little distinctive way of doing things.
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And that was like his distinctive guitar style.
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What is unique, what's distinctive about what you do?
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This purpose, both simple and profound, gives us a distinctive role in society.
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Each developmental stage makes its own distinctive contribution to the story we tell of who we are.
Academic text (2011) -
Even from a distance, he was an odd, distinctive figure, somewhere between gentleman and tramp.
Fiction book (1996) -
True, he had never seen this car, which was so distinctive because of its blood-red color.
Fiction book (1996) -
Apple Computer is one of the most distinctive brands anywhere in the world.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Made for a particular person, purpose, or occasion
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2.0
Not usual and not like what people expect
65
3.5
Easy to see, hear, or notice
18
4.2
A feature that belongs only to one person, group, or place
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8.1
A way of thinking or behaving that is unusual and particular to one person
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4.6
Easy to see or recognize as different from others
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6.1
Full of interesting, unusual things that make a place or person feel lively
Antonyms
Compounds
How Distinctive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distinctive comes from the Latin verb distinguere, made of dis- meaning 'apart' and a part that meant 'to mark', and it is the same family as distinct and distinguish. So something distinctive 'stands out' because it is clearly different from others.