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dis·tinc·tive
(dĭ-stĭngk′tĭv)adj.
1. Serving to identify; distinguishing or characteristic: the distinctive call of the hermit thrush. See Usage Note at distinct.
2. Distinguished or attractive: "Her forefinger tracked the cleft in his chin, and she thought how distinctive it made him look" (Joan Johnston).
3. Linguistics Phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning, as nasalization in the initial sound of mat versus bat.
dis·tinc′tive·ly adv.
dis·tinc′tive·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | distinctively - in an identifiably distinctive manner; "the distinctively conservative district of the county" |
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Translations
بصورةٍ مُمَيَّزَه
charakteristickypříznačně
karakteristiskt
megkülönböztetően
greinilega; á auîkennandi hátt
belirgin şekilde
distinctively
[dɪsˈtɪŋktɪvlɪ] ADV [dressed] → de forma muy peculiar, de forma muy particular; [furnished] → de una forma muy particular, de una forma muy personalthe decor has a distinctively masculine feel to it → la decoración tiene un aire claramente or ostensiblemente masculino
distinctively patterned → con un diseño muy particular
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
distinctively
[dɪˈstɪŋktɪvli] adv [American, British] → typiquement; [decorated] → de façon particulièreCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
distinctively
adv → unverwechselbar; distinctively dressed → auffällig gekleidet; music which is distinctively American → Musik mit ausgeprägt amerikanischen Zügen; there is nothing distinctively Christian about this philosophy → an dieser Philosophie ist nichts ausgesprochen Christliches
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
distinct
(diˈstiŋkt) adjective1. easily seen, heard or noticed. There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.
2. separate or different. Those two birds are quite distinct – you couldn't confuse them.
diˈstinctly adverbHe pronounces his words very distinctly; I distinctly heard him tell you to wait!
diˈstinctness noundiˈstinction (-ʃən) noun
1. (the making of) a difference. He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay.
2. a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement. She passed her exams with distinction.
diˈstinctive (-tiv) adjective different and easily identified. I recognized her from a long way off – she has a very distinctive walk!
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