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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Distinctive \Dis*tinc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. distinctif.]
     1. Marking or expressing distinction or difference;
        distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The distinctive character and institutions of New
              England.                              --Bancroft.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Having the power to distinguish and discern;
        discriminating. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Distinctive \Dis*tinc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. distinctif.]
     1. Marking or expressing distinction or difference;
        distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.
  
              The distinctive character and institutions of New
              England.                              --Bancroft.
  
     2. Having the power to distinguish and discern;
        discriminating. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  distinctive
       adj 1: 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!" [syn: typical]
       2: possible to classify [syn: classifiable]
       3: serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the
          distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage";
          "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe
          any identifying marks or distinguishing features" [syn: distinguishing,
           identifying(a)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distinctive
     Αγγλικά a.
     διακριτικός, χαρακτηριστικός, που χρησιμεύει γαι να διακρίνουμε κάτι
  από κάτι άλλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distinctive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr distinctif)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  distinctive
     a.
     1 distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some
  thing.
     2 (lb en rare) discriminating, discerning, having the ability to
  distinguish between things.
     3 characteristic, typical.
     4 (lb en rare) distinguished, being distinct in character or
  position.
     n.
     A #Adjective thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing;
  a characteristic.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  distinctive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr distinctif)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  distinctive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr distinctif)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distinctive
     Englanti a.
     1 josta ei voi erehtyä, huomiota herättävä
     2 yksilöllinen, omaperäinen
     3 erottava

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distinctive
     Engelska a.
     1 särskiljande, utmärkande, åtskiljande, distinktiv, karakteristisk;
  utpräglad; säregen, annorlunda, egenartad
     2 särpräglad, annorlunda

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Distinctive /dɪstˈɪŋktɪv/
  مميّز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  distinctive //dɪˈstɪŋktɪv// 
  1. характерен
  characteristic
  2. отличи́телен
  distinguishing