distinctive
Her big eyes and plump lips are distinctive features that make her a great model. These are just some of the special features that distinguish her.
You might recognize the Latin prefix dis in the adjective distinctive. Dis often means "apart" or "away." Think of this when trying to remember the word distinctive. Someone with distinctive features has features that set them "apart" from others. Yes, its stepped-back architecture and distinctive spire are among the Empire State Building's distinctive features, but its most distinctive feature has to be its height: for decades there wasn't another building in New York that came close!
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of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing“"Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie”
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synonyms:
typical
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characteristic
typical or distinctive
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characteristic
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capable of being classified
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synonyms:
classifiable
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identifiable
capable of being identified
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identifiable
Vocabulary lists containing distinctive
When twelve-year-old Sophie Brown moves from a California city to a farm her dad has inherited, she is determined to learn how to raise the chickens she finds.
This nonfiction work tells the story of the Hilterjugend — a group of German youths who were indoctrinated with Nazi policies and beliefs, making them an important part of the Nazi's World War II efforts.
A dog named Bob enlists his friends, a gorilla named Ivan and an elephant named Ruby, to help him find his long-lost sister.
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