distinctive

IPA: dɪstˈɪŋktɪv

A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.
(Hebrew grammar) A distinctive accent.
(theology) A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect.

Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
(rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
Characteristic, typical.
(rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.
(Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
(linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word.

Examples of "distinctive" in Sentences

We do what I call distinctive content with a twist.
The leader in distinctive eyewear, beautifully displayed.
St. Paul takes over the Septuagint translation of Jahweh ho kyrios, and makes this title distinctive of Jesus.
In the endeavor to make his title distinctive and attractive the novice is liable to fall into the error of making it cheap and sensational.
And a lot of the things I find weird when I visit Quebec are common to other Canadian provinces (e.g. the alcohol monopoly), as are the things that make it distinctive from the US (greater paid leave from work, universal healthcare, etc.).
The next, a more reasoning and original tone of thought as respects our own distinctive principles and _distinctive situation_, with a total indifference to the theories that have been broached to sustain an alien and an antagonist system, in