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Definition of distinctive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

distinctive

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//dɪˈstɪŋktɪv//
 
 
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having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed synonym characteristic AWL Collocationsdistinctdistinct adjectiveclearly different or of a different kind
  • sufficiently
  • clearly
  • fundamentally, radically
  • wholly
Mexican culture is sufficiently distinct in ethnic, religious, and linguistic terms to retain its individuality.
  • functionally
  • structurally
  • geographically
  • culturally
  • analytically, logically
Single-subject research will likely be the best way to extend our research into culturally distinct populations.
  • remain
  • become
  • appear
These factors suggest that Dominicans probably will remain distinct from the American population as a whole into the twenty-first century.
  • ~ from one another, ~ from each other
Overall, the two extreme groups were found to be distinct from each other in nearly every characteristic considered.
  • ~ from something
Art that is appreciated for its beauty is distinct from art that produces items for practical use, such as furniture.distinction nouna clear difference or contrast, especially between two things that are similar or related
  • clear, sharp
  • subtle
  • crucial, fundamental, important
  • conceptual
However, subtle distinctions can generally be made between these species.
  • blur
  • clarify
  • collapse, elide
Both books elide distinctions between nature and human society.
  • draw, make
The authors note that respondents make a sharp distinction between religion and spirituality.distinctive adjectivehaving a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed
  • highly, particularly, truly
  • sufficiently
  • individually
  • culturally
We marked each bird with an individually distinctive combination of colored leg bands.
  • feature, characteristic
The most distinctive feature of these costumes is the striped, fringed skirt, woven from flax. clothes with a distinctive style The male bird has distinctive white markings on its head.
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adverb a distinctively nutty flavorSee distinctive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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