distinctive

• Qualifie une qualité ou une caractéristique qui rend quelqu'un ou quelque chose clairement différent et facilement reconnaissable, ou qui sert à distinguer un élément parmi d'autres.

Describes a quality or feature that makes someone or something clearly different and easily noticed.

1. Characteristic or uniqueB1formal

   Having a quality or feature that makes something different and easily noticed.

   distinctif

   • The bird has a distinctive red crest.
   • Her voice has a distinctive, husky quality.
   • The building's architecture is highly distinctive.

   Synonymescharacteristicdistinctindividualnotableparticularpeculiarsingularspecialunique

   Antonymesaveragecommongenericordinarytypicalunremarkableusual

2. Serving to identifyB2formal

   Used to identify or set apart from others.

   Qui sert à distinguer

   • The uniform has a distinctive badge on the sleeve.
   • Each region has its own distinctive culinary traditions.
   • The artist developed a very distinctive style of painting.

   Synonymescharacteristicindividualparticularpeculiarspecialtypicalunique