Distinctive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie

capable of being classified

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪɹɾæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɪŋktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɪŋktɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪɹɾæɡ/.

Examples

Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor
that is typical of you!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

typical classifiable

Parts of Speech

adjective	of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie “Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor”
adjective	capable of being classified

Word Forms

distinctiveness

noun

a distinguishing trait

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unverwechselbar

eines Merkmals, das zur Unterscheidung einer Person oder Sache beiträgt; - Curtis Wilkie

🇫🇷French

distinctif

d'une caractéristique qui aide à distinguer une personne ou une chose ; -Curtis Wilkie

🇪🇸Spanish

distintivo

de una característica que ayuda a distinguir una persona o cosa; -Curtis Wilkie

🇮🇹Italian

distintivo

di una caratteristica che aiuta a distinguere una persona o una cosa; - Curtis Wilkie

🇳🇱Dutch

onderscheidend

van een kenmerk dat helpt een persoon of ding te onderscheiden; - Curtis Wilkie

🇵🇹Portuguese

distintivo

de uma característica que ajuda a distinguir uma pessoa ou coisa; -Curtis Wilkie

🇷🇺Russian

отличительный

признака, который помогает отличить человека или вещь; - Кертис Уилки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेष

एक ऐसी विशेषता जो किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु को अलग करने में मदद करती है; - कर्टिस विल्की

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বতন্ত্র

একটি বৈশিষ্ট্য যা একটি ব্যক্তি বা জিনিস পার্থক্য করতে সাহায্য করে; - কার্টিস উইলকি

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்துவமான

ஒரு நபர் அல்லது பொருளை வேறுபடுத்த உதவும் அம்சம்; - கர்டிஸ் வில்கி

🇮🇳Telugu

విలక్షణమైన

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా వస్తువును వేరు చేయడంలో సహాయపడే లక్షణం; - కర్టిస్ విల్కీ

🇮🇳Marathi

विशिष्ट

एखादी व्यक्ती किंवा वस्तू वेगळे करण्यात मदत करणारे वैशिष्ट्य; - कर्टिस विल्की

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશિષ્ટ

એક લક્ષણ કે જે વ્યક્તિ અથવા વસ્તુને અલગ પાડવામાં મદદ કરે છે; - કર્ટિસ વિલ્કી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯದ; - ಕರ್ಟಿಸ್ ವಿಲ್ಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിരിക്തമായ

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയെയോ വസ്തുവിനെയോ വേർതിരിച്ചറിയാൻ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സവിശേഷത; - കർട്ടിസ് വിൽക്കി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਲੱਖਣ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਦੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ; - ਕਰਟਿਸ ਵਿਲਕੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخصوص

ایک ایسی خصوصیت جو کسی شخص یا چیز کو ممتاز کرنے میں مدد کرتی ہے۔ - کرٹس ولکی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

独特的

有助于区分人或事物的特征； ——柯蒂斯·威尔基

🇯🇵Japanese

特徴的な

人や物を区別するのに役立つ特徴。 - カーティス・ウィルキー

🇰🇷Korean

독특한

사람이나 사물을 구별하는 데 도움이 되는 특징; - 커티스 윌키

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc biệt

về đặc điểm giúp phân biệt người hoặc vật; - Curtis Wilkie

🇹🇭Thai

โดดเด่น

ของคุณลักษณะที่ช่วยแยกแยะบุคคลหรือสิ่งของ - เคอร์ติส วิลกี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbeda

tentang ciri yang membantu membedakan seseorang atau benda; - Curtis Wilkie

🇵🇭Filipino

katangi-tangi

ng isang tampok na tumutulong upang makilala ang isang tao o bagay; - Curtis Wilkie

🇲🇾Malay

tersendiri

ciri yang membantu membezakan seseorang atau benda; - Curtis Wilkie

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متميز

لميزة تساعد على تمييز شخص أو شيء؛ - كيرتس ويلكي

🇮🇷Persian

متمایز

از ویژگی هایی که به تشخیص شخص یا چیز کمک می کند. - کورتیس ویلکی

🇹🇷Turkish

ayırt edici

bir kişiyi veya şeyi ayırt etmeye yardımcı olan bir özelliğin; -Curtis Wilkie

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְיוּחָד

של תכונה שעוזרת להבחין בין אדם או דבר; - קרטיס ווילקי

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