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Webster 1913 Edition


Distinctive

Dis-tinc′tive

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Distinctive

DISTINCTIVE

,
Adj.
1.
That marks distinction or difference; as distinctive names or titles.
2.
Having the power to distinguish and discern. [Less proper.]

Definition 2024


distinctive

distinctive

English

Adjective

distinctive (comparative more distinctive, superlative most distinctive)

  1. that serves to distinguish between things
  2. that is characteristic or typical of something

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External links

  • distinctive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • distinctive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Adjective

distinctive

  1. feminine singular of distinctif