distinctive

 
  Grep  of  noun  distinctive 
  distinctive  feature 
  distinctiveness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  distinctive 
 
  The  adj  distinctive  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  distinctive,  typical  --  (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!") 
  2.  (3)  classifiable,  distinctive  --  (possible  to  classify) 
  3.  (1)  distinguishing,  distinctive,  identifying  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  distinctive 
 
  3  senses  of  distinctive 
 
  Sense  1 
  distinctive,  typical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  characteristic)  ->  uncharacteristic,  uncharacteristic  of 
 
  Sense  2 
  classifiable,  distinctive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  identifiable)  ->  unidentifiable 
 
  Sense  3 
  distinguishing,  distinctive,  identifying(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  characteristic)  ->  uncharacteristic,  uncharacteristic  of 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  distinctive 
 
  3  senses  of  distinctive 
 
  Sense  1 
  distinctive,  typical 
  =>  characteristic  (vs.  uncharacteristic) 
 
  Sense  2 
  classifiable,  distinctive 
  =>  identifiable  (vs.  unidentifiable) 
 
  Sense  3 
  distinguishing,  distinctive,  identifying(postnominal) 
  =>  characteristic  (vs.  uncharacteristic) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  distinctive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  distinctive 
 
  distinctive  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  distinctive 
  distinctive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  distinctive 
 
  The  adj  distinctive  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  distinctive,  typical  --  (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!") 
  2.  (3)  classifiable,  distinctive  --  (possible  to  classify) 
  3.  (1)  distinguishing,  distinctive,  identifying  --  (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") 

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