Definitions for: Distinctive

[adj] 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!"
[adj] 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"
[adj] possible to classify

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: characteristic, classifiable, distinguishing, identifiable, identifying(a), typical

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