English-Thai Dictionary

distinctive

ADJ เด่น  พิเศษ  มี ลักษณะเฉพาะ  characteristic peculiar unique den

 

distinctively

ADV อย่าง เด่นชัด  อย่างชัดเจน  yang-den-chad

 

distinctiveness

N ความ เป็น ลักษณะเฉพาะ  characteristic kwam-pen-lak-sa-na-chow

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISTINCTIVE

a. 1. That marks distinction or difference; as distinctive names or titles.
2. Having the power to distinguish and discern. [Less proper. ]

 

DISTINCTIVELY

adv. With distinction; plainly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISTINCTIVE

Dis *tinc "tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. distinctif. ]

 

1. Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar. The distinctive character and institutions of New England. Bancroft.

 

2. Having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

 

DISTINCTIVELY

DISTINCTIVELY Dis *tinc "tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With distinction; plainly.

 

DISTINCTIVENESS

DISTINCTIVENESS Dis *tinc "tive *ness, n.

 

Defn: State of being distinctive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

distinctive

dis tinc tive |disˈtiNGktiv dəˈstɪŋ (k )tɪv | ▶adjective characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others: juniper berries give gin its distinctive flavor. DERIVATIVES dis tinc tive ly adverb, dis tinc tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘serving to differentiate ’): from late Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinct- ‘distinguished ’ (see distinct ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

distinctive

dis ¦tinct |ive |dɪˈstɪŋ (k )tɪv | ▶adjective characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others: juniper berries give gin its distinctive flavour. DERIVATIVES distinctively adverb, distinctiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘serving to differentiate ’): from late Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinct- ‘distinguished ’ (see distinct ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

distinctive

distinctive adjective the distinctive design in the lace: distinguishing, characteristic, typical, individual, particular, peculiar, unique, exclusive, special. ANTONYMS common.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

distinctive

distinctive adjective each subculture developed a distinctive dress style: distinguishing, characteristic, typical, individual, particular, peculiar, idiosyncratic, differentiating, unique, exclusive, special, especial; remarkable, unusual, singular, noteworthy, different, uncommon, extraordinary, original. ANTONYMS common.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

distinctive

dis tinc tive /dɪstɪ́ŋ (k )tɪv /→distinguish 形容詞 more ～; most ～(ほかとの )違いを示す (ような ); 〘言 〙弁別 [示差 ]的な ; « …に » 独特 [特有 ]の «of » ▸ a distinctive characteristic [feature ]際立った特徴 ▸ a distinctive accent [smell, voice ]独特のなまり [におい, 声 ]▸ What is distinctive about the American way of divorce? アメリカ人の離婚のしかたに特徴的なことは何ですか ～ly 副詞 特徴的に ; 独特 [特有 ]に .～ness 名詞 U 特殊性, 独特であること .