distinctive

1. 1.

   of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

   “Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor”

   “that is typical of you!”

   Synonymstypical

   Similarcharacteristic
2. 2.

   capable of being classified

   Synonymsclassifiable

   Similaridentifiable

Questions about distinctive

What does distinctive mean?

distinctive means "of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in distinctive?

distinctive has 3 syllables: di-stinc-tive. The stress falls on "stinc". In IPA it is /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/.

What is another word for distinctive?

Close synonyms include typical, classifiable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is distinctive a common word?

distinctive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with distinctive?

1 word rhymes with distinctive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.