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