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dis·tinc·tive

(dĭ-stĭngk′tĭv)
adj.
1. Serving to identify; distinguishing or characteristic: the distinctive call of the hermit thrush. See Usage Note at distinct.
2. Distinguished or attractive: "Her forefinger tracked the cleft in his chin, and she thought how distinctive it made him look" (Joan Johnston).
3. Linguistics Phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning, as nasalization in the initial sound of mat versus bat.

dis·tinc′tive·ly adv.
dis·tinc′tive·ness n.
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Adv. 1. distinctively - in an identifiably distinctive manner; "the distinctively conservative district of the county"
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Translations
بصورةٍ مُمَيَّزَه
charakteristickypříznačně
karakteristiskt
megkülönböztetően
greinilega; á auîkennandi hátt
belirgin şekilde

distinctively

[dɪsˈtɪŋktɪvlɪ] ADV [dressed] → de forma muy peculiar, de forma muy particular ; [furnished] → de una forma muy particular, de una forma muy personal
the decor has a distinctively masculine feel to itla decoración tiene un aire claramente or ostensiblemente masculino
distinctively patternedcon un diseño muy particular
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distinctively

[dɪˈstɪŋktɪvli] adv [American, British] → typiquement ; [decorated] → de façon particulière
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distinctively

advunverwechselbar ; distinctively dressedauffällig gekleidet ; music which is distinctively AmericanMusik mit ausgeprägt amerikanischen Zügen ; there is nothing distinctively Christian about this philosophyan dieser Philosophie ist nichts ausgesprochen Christliches
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distinctively

[dɪsˈtɪŋktɪvlɪ] advin modo tutto particolare
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distinct

(diˈstiŋkt) adjective
1. easily seen, heard or noticed. There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct. onmiskenbaar ظاهِر، جَلي، مُتَمَيِّز явен distinto jasný, zřetelný deutlich tydelig; klar σαφής, ευδιάκριτος, ευκρινής claro, marcado, inconfundible selge مشخص؛ واضح erottuva clair ניכר, ברור भिन्न, पृथक jasan, upečatljiv világos mencolok greinilegur; augljós chiaro; distinto はっきりした 명료한 aiškus, ryškus skaidrs; noteikts jelas duidelijk klar, tydelig, skarp, uttalt, distinkt wyraźny منفرد، څرګند، ښكاره: او څاريا ممتاز، روڼ، ساده، واضع distintivo clar, desluşit отчётливый zreteľný razločen izrazit tydlig, klar, distinkt แตกต่างชัดเจน belirgin 清晰的,明顯的 виразний; чіткий قابل شناخت dễ nhận thấy 独特的,明显的
2. separate or different. Those two birds are quite distinct – you couldn't confuse them. verskillend مُخْتَلِف различен diferente rozdílný, odlišný unterschiedlich forskellig διαφορετικός, χωριστός distinto erinev متفاوت؛ متمایز erilainen distinct שונה, נבדל स्पष्ट, सुप्रकाश različit különböző berbeda frábrugðinn diverso 別個の 다른 atskiras, skirtingas atšķirīgs berlainan onderscheiden særmerkt, utpreget, atskilt, forskjellig odmienny منفرد diferente dis­tinct, deosebit отличный odlišný različen različit olik[a] แยกกันชัดเจน farklı 截然不同的 різний, відмінний جداگانہ riêng biệt 截然不同的
diˈstinctly adverb
He pronounces his words very distinctly; I distinctly heard him tell you to wait! duidelik, helder بِصورَةٍ واضِحَه отчетливо nitidamente jasně, zřetelně deutlich tydeligt; klart ευκρινώς, σαφώς claramente selgesti بطور مشخص erottuvasti distinctement בבירור स्पष्टतया jasno határozottan jelas greinilega distintamente はっきりと 명확하게 aiškiai, ryškiai skaidri; noteikti dengan nyata duidelijk klart og tydelig, distinkt wyraźnie په مشخصه توګه nitidamente distinct, clar отчётливо zreteľne razločno jasno tydlig, klar อย่างชัดเจน belirgin şekilde 清晰地 чітко, виразно نماياں طور پر một cách riêng biệt 清楚地
diˈstinctness noun
onderskeibaarheid, eiesoortigheid, kenmerkendheid وَضوح، تَمَيُّز яснота nitidez zřetelnost; odlišnost die Deutlichkeit tydelighed; klarhed σαφήνεια claridad selgus تفاوت؛ وضوح erottuvuus clarté בהירות स्पष्टता jasnoća, određenost különbözőség; határozottság kejelasan greinileiki; skÿrleiki nettezza; diversità はっきりしていること 명확함 aiškumas skaidrība; atšķirība kenyataan duidelijkheid klarhet, tydelighet wyrazistość منفرد nitidez claritate отчётливость zreteľnosť razločnost jasnoća tydlighet ความชัดเจน belirginlik 清晰 характерність; індивідуальність امتیاز tính riêng biệt 清楚
diˈstinction (-ʃən) noun
1. (the making of) a difference. He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay. onderskeid تَمييز، تَفْريق разлика distinção rozdíl die Unterscheidung forskel; skelnen διάκριση distinción vahetegemine تمایز؛ فرق erottaminen distinction הבחנה अन्तर, भेद, पहचान razlikovati megkülönböztetés perbedaan greinarmunur distinzione 区別 구별 skirtumas, skyrimas atšķirība; izšķirība kelainan onderscheid skille, forskjell, distinksjon różnica توپیر distinção distincţie; deosebire различие rozdiel razlikovanje razlikovanje [åt]skillnad ความแตกต่าง ayırım 區別 різниця فرق ، امتیاز کرنے کا عمل sự khác biệt 区别
2. a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement. She passed her exams with distinction. onderskeiding إمْتِياز отличие distinção vyznamenání die Auszeichnung udmærkelse τιμητική διάκριση sobresaliente esiletõstmine امتیاز؛ برتری kunniamaininta mention הצטיינות विशिष्टता, प्रमुखत्व sjajno kitüntetés pujian sómi, heiður; viðurkenning distinzione; riconoscimento 優等 우수 pagyrimas izcilība cemerlang onderscheiding hedersbevisning, preseteristeksamen, laud wyróżnienie برتری distinção distincţie отличие vyznamenanie odlika odlika utmärkelse, hedersbevisning, spets เกียรตินิยม üstün başarı/derece 殊榮 відзнака; нагорода امتحان میں نمایاں کامیابی danh hiệu 荣誉
diˈstinctive (-tiv) adjective
different and easily identified. I recognized her from a long way off – she has a very distinctive walk! onderskeidend, kenmerkend مُمَيّز отличителен distintivo příznačný, charakteristický bezeichnend særpræget; karakteristisk ξεχωριστός, αναγνωρίσιμος distintivo, característico eriline مشخص کننده؛ شاخص erottuva distinctif אופייני, ייחודי विशेष, भेद बताने वाला, सविशेष, विशेषक karakteristično megkülönböztető berbeda sérstakur, sérkennandi caratteristico 特有の 뚜렷이 구별되는 būdingas, charakteringas atšķirīgs; raksturīgs tersendiri kenmerkend særegen, karakteristisk charakterystyczny ممتاز، ځرګند، ټاكلى: جلا، مشخص، او ځار (ممتاز distintivo distinctiv отличительный príznačný, charakteristický, zvláštny značilen svojstven karakteristisk, säregen เด่น kendine özgü, karakteristik 與眾不同的 відмінний, характерний نمایاں ، امتیازی dễ phân biệt 有特色的,与众不同的
diˈstinctively adverb
vernaamheid بصورةٍ مُمَيَّزَه/ واضِحَه характерно distintivamente příznačně, charakteristicky bezeichnend særpræget; karakteristiskt ευδιάκριτα distintivamente, característicamente selgesti بطور متمایز erottuvasti distinctivement בְּאוֹפֶן יִיחוּדִי विशिष्टतापूर्वक distinktivno, izrazito megkülönböztetően secara mencolok greinilega; á auðkennandi hátt distintivamente, chiaramente 独特に 뚜렷하게 savitai, skirtingai atšķirīgi secara sendiri kenmerkend særegent, påfallende wyraźnie ممتاز distintivamente distinctiv определённо charakteristicky razločno svojstveno karakteristiskt, säreget อย่างเด่นชัด belirgin şekilde 與眾不同地 виразно; чітко امتیاز rõ ràng 有特色地,与众不同地
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Comedy had already taken definite shape when comic poets, distinctively so called, are heard of.
Observing these people narrowly, even when the iron hand of misfortune has shaken them from their unquestioning hold on the world, one sees little trace of religion, still less of a distinctively Christian creed.
The promoter's secretary, a distinctively sporty young man, sneered audibly.
But if, as I have urged, the physical world itself, as known, is infected through and through with subjectivity, if, as the theory of relativity suggests, the physical universe contains the diversity of points of view which we have been accustomed to regard as distinctively psychological, then we are brought back by this different road to the necessity for trusting observations which are in an important sense private.
She spoke English without an accent, or rather with that distinctively British accent which, on his arrival in Europe, had struck Newman as an altogether foreign tongue, but which, in women, he had come to like extremely.
Those bands of them with whom we are here concerned, and who became known distinctively as Normans, fastened themselves as settlers, early in the eleventh century, on the northern shore of France, and in return for their acceptance of Christianity and acknowledgment of the nominal feudal sovereignty of the French king were recognized as rightful possessors of the large province which thus came to bear the name of Normandy.
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It is as distinctively Spanish as Gilbert and Sullivan are distinctively British, which explains why Spanish theater troupes do not perform HMS Pinafore and American audiences largely ignored The Exterminating Angel.
It had a fully developed plastron (the belly portion of a turtle's shell), but only a partial carapace made up of distinctively broadened ribs and vertebrae on its back.
Afzal Butt, boss of Imran's, said: "It's a Balti with a distinctively Jamaican twist - jerk chicken, rice and peas form the basis of this hot and spicy dish."
Once in a while, something is described as being "distinctively American."

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