Main Entry:

dis·tinc·tive

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈstiŋ(k)-tiv\

Function:

adjective

Date:

15th century

1 a: serving to distinguish <the distinctive flight of the crane> b: having or giving style or distinction <a distinctive table setting>2: capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance

synonyms see characteristic

— dis·tinc·tive·ly adverb

— dis·tinc·tive·ness noun