distinctive

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: dis=tinc=tive

OXFORD DICTIONARY

distinctive, adj. distinguishing, characteristic.

Derivative

distinctively adv. distinctiveness n.

THESAURUS

distinctive

accurate, appreciative, appropriate, articulate, audible, categorical, characteristic, characterizing, classificational, classificatory, clear, contrastive, critical, defining, definite, delicate, denominative, diacritical, diagnostic, differencing, differential, differentiative, discrete, discriminate, discriminating, discriminative, distinct, distinguished, distinguishing, divisional, divisionary, exact, exemplary, fastidious, fine, hearable, hi-fi, high-fidelity, idiocratic, idiosyncratic, in character, individual, individualizing, individuating, intrinsic, marked, natural, naturalistic, nice, normal, ordinal, particular, peculiar, personalizing, plain, precise, proper, quintessential, realistic, refined, regular, sample, selective, sensitive, separate, separative, several, single, singular, special, specific, subdivisional, subtle, tactful, taxonomic, true to form, true to type, typal, typic, typical, unique, usual

ROGET THESAURUS

distinctive

Difference

N difference, variance, variation, variety, diversity, dissimilarity, disagreement, disparity, distinction, contradistinction, alteration, modification, permutation, moods and tenses, nice distinction, fine distinction, delicate distinction, subtle distinction, shade of difference, nuance, discrimination, differentia, different thing, something else, apple off another tree, another pair of shoes, horse of a different color, this that or the other, differing, different, diverse, heterogeneous, multifarious, polyglot, distinguishable, dissimilar, varied, modified, diversified, various, divers, all manner of, all kinds of, variform, daedal, other, another, not the same, unequal, unmatched, widely apart, poles apart, distinctive, characteristic, discriminative, distinguishing, incommensurable, incommensurate, differently, il y a fagots et fagots.

Discrimination

N discrimination, distinction, differentiation, diagnosis, diorism, nice perception, perception of difference, appreciation of difference, estimation, nicety, refinement, taste, critique, judgment, tact, discernment, acuteness, penetration, nuances, dope, past performances, discriminating, dioristic, discriminative, distinctive, nice, il y a fagots et fagots, rem acu tetigisti, la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile, miles apart, a distinction without a difference.