distinctive.
Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
Meaning & usage
Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
a product in distinctive packaging
Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
Characteristic, typical.
his distinctive bass voice
Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.
Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
Distinguishing a particular sense of word.
Where this word comes from
From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere (to push apart, to divide; see distinct) + -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus.
A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.
A distinctive accent.
A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect.
Where this word comes from
From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere (to push apart, to divide; see distinct) + -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus.
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