distinctive

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BrE /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ AmE /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

adjective en → es

1 CHARACTERISTIC [attributive or predicative] B1

having a special quality that makes something different from other things of the same type

distinguido, característico, peculiar

  • a distinctive feature/quality

Collocations distinctive features · distinctive style

  • The restaurant has a distinctive blue and white colour scheme.

    El restaurante tiene un esquema de colores azul y blanco distintivo.

2 UNIQUE [attributive] B2

belonging to or typical of a particular person, group, place, or thing; characteristic

propio de, característico de

  • distinctive of somebody/something

Collocations distinctive of the region · distinctive of a culture

  • The distinctive accent is characteristic of people from Liverpool.

    El acento distintivo es característico de las personas de Liverpool.