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distinctive
[dih-stingk-tiv]
adjective
serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: distinguishing.
the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
Synonyms:having a special quality, style, attractiveness, etc.; notable.
distinctive
/ ɪˈɪŋɪ /
adjective
serving or tending to distinguish
denoting one of a set of minimal features of a phoneme in a given language that serve to distinguish it from other phonemes. The distinctive features of /p/ in English are that it is voiceless, bilabial, non-nasal, and plosive; /b/ is voiced, bilabial, non-nasal, and plosive: the two differ by the distinctive feature of voice
Other 51Թ Forms
- distinctively adverb
- distinctiveness noun
- subdistinctive adjective
- subdistinctively adverb
- subdistinctiveness noun
- 徱ˈپԳپ adverb
- 徱ˈپԳپԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distinctive1
Example Sentences
The first window into the album was “Good Vibrations,” a 3-minute, 35-second song that featured dramatic shifts in tone and mood with Wilson’s distinctive falsetto soaring above it all.
It has now been a decade since that distinctive riff on “The Shining,” and for Byrne’s third feature, he once again pillages from indelible sources.
Erivo has similar thoughts about her physical appearance, which has grown more distinctive — and perhaps more provocative — as she’s gotten more famous.
Another of the distinctive tents will set up in a car park at the Gyle Shopping centre, where an Italian company will present a circus show.
The results also made clear that the challenge facing Badenoch is a dramatically distinctive one.
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