DISTINCTIVE

distinctive, typical

(adjective) of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; “Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor”- Curtis Wilkie; “that is typical of you!”

classifiable, distinctive

(adjective) capable of being classified

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

distinctive (comparative more distinctive, superlative most distinctive)

Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

(rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.

Characteristic, typical.

(rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.

(Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.

(linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word.

Noun

distinctive (plural distinctives)

A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.

(Hebrew grammar) A distinctive accent.

(theology) A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect.

Source: Wiktionary

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition