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Definition distinctive

Etymology

From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere (�to push apart, to divide�), + -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus.

Adjective

distinctive (comparative more distinctive, superlative most distinctive)

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

Noun

distinctive (plural distinctives)

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

Results 247 Words with the letters DISTINCTIVE

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15 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
DISTINCTIVENESS 25
UNDERACTIVITIES 25
14 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
CONDUCTIVITIES 27
NONDISTINCTIVE 25
13 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
DISTINCTIVELY 25
INDISTINCTIVE 23
11 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
DISTINCTIVE 20
9 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
DISINVITE 15
8 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
DICTIEST 12
DISTINCT 13
DIVINEST 14
DIVINISE 14
INCISIVE 16
INVISCID 17
7 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
DEISTIC 11
DENTIST 9
DICIEST 11
DISTENT 9
DITTIES 8
DIVINES 13
IDENTIC 12
INCISED 12
INCITED 12
INCITES 11
INDICES 12
INDICTS 12
INDITES 9
INVITED 13
INVITES 12
STINTED 9
TIDIEST 8
TINCTED 12
TINEIDS 9
TINIEST 8
VINIEST 12
VISITED 12
6 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
CITIED 10
CITIES 9
CIVETS 13
CIVIES 13
DIVEST 11
DIVINE 12
EDICTS 10
EVICTS 13
ICIEST 9
INCEST 10
INCISE 10
INCITE 10
INDICT 11
INDIES 8
INDITE 8
INSECT 10
INSIDE 8
INVEST 11
INVITE 11
NICEST 10
SENITI 7
SITTEN 7
TEIIDS 7
TEINDS 8
TIDIES 7
TINCTS 10
TINEID 8
TINTED 8
VISCID 14
5 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
CEDIS 9
CENTS 9
CESTI 8
CINES 9
CITED 9
CITES 8
CIVET 12
CIVIE 12
DEIST 6
DENTS 7
DICES 9
DIETS 6
DINES 7
DINTS 7
DISCI 9
DITES 6
DIVES 10
EDICT 9
EDITS 6
EVICT 12
INDIE 7
INSET 6
INTIS 6
IVIED 10
IVIES 9
NEIST 6
NETTS 6
NIDES 7
NISEI 6
NITES 6
NITID 7
SCEND 10
SCENT 9
SENTI 6
SINCE 9
SITED 6
SNIDE 7
STEIN 6
STENT 6
STIED 6
STINT 6
TEIID 6
TEIND 7
TENDS 7
TENTS 6
TIDES 6
TINCT 9
TINED 7
TINES 6
TINTS 6
TITIS 5
VEINS 10
VENDS 11
VENTS 10
VICED 13
VICES 12
VINED 11
VINES 10
VINIC 13
VISED 10
VISIT 9
4 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
CEDI 8
CENT 8
CINE 8
CIST 7
CITE 7
DENI 6
DENS 6
DENT 6
DEVS 9
DICE 8
DIES 5
DIET 5
DINE 6
DINS 6
DINT 6
DISC 8
DITE 5
DITS 5
DIVE 9
EDIT 5
ENDS 6
ETIC 7
ICED 8
ICES 7
IDES 5
INTI 5
NEST 5
NETS 5
NETT 5
NEVI 9
NICE 8
NIDE 6
NIDI 6
NISI 5
NITE 5
NITS 5
SECT 7
SEND 6
SENT 5
SETT 4
SICE 7
SIDE 5
SINE 5
SITE 4
SNED 6
SNIT 5
STET 4
TEDS 5
TEND 6
TENS 5
TENT 5
TEST 4
TETS 4
TICS 7
TIDE 5
TIED 5
TIES 4
TINE 5
TINS 5
TINT 5
TITI 4
TITS 4
VEIN 9
VEND 10
VENT 9
VEST 8
VETS 8
VICE 11
VIDE 9
VIDS 9
VIED 9
VIES 8
VINE 9
VISE 8
3 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
CIS 6
DEN 5
DEV 8
DIE 4
DIN 5
DIS 4
DIT 4
END 5
ENS 4
ICE 6
IDS 4
INS 4
ITS 3
NET 4
NIT 4
SEC 6
SEI 3
SEN 4
SET 3
SIC 6
SIN 4
SIT 3
TED 4
TEN 4
TET 3
TIC 6
TIE 3
TIN 4
TIS 3
TIT 3
VET 7
VID 8
VIE 7
VIS 7
2 letter words with the letters DISTINCTIVE ↑
DE 3
DI 3
ED 3
EN 3
ES 2
ET 2
ID 3
IN 3
IS 2
IT 2
NE 3
SI 2
TI 2

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