The meaning of DISTINCTIVE is marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish. How to use distinctive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Distinctive.

DISTINCTIVE definition: 1. Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from other things…. Learn more.

Something that is distinctive has a special quality or feature which makes it easily recognizable and different from other things of the same type.

1. serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the zebra's distinctive stripes. 2. having a special quality, style, attractiveness, etc.; notable. 3. Ling. serving to distinguish meanings. dis•tinc′tive•ness, n.

Dis often means "apart" or "away." Think of this when trying to remember the word distinctive. Someone with distinctive features has features that set them "apart" from others.

Definition of distinctive adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DISTINCTIVE meaning: 1 : having a quality or characteristic that makes a person or thing different from others different in a way that is easy to notice; 2 : appealing or interesting because of an unusual quality or characteristic