distinctif
French edit
Etymology edit
From distinct + -if. Cf. Medieval Latin distinctivus, which was likely modeled after Old French.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /dis.tɛ̃k.tif/
- Homophone: distinctifs
Adjective edit
distinctif (feminine distinctive, masculine plural distinctifs, feminine plural distinctives)
- distinctive, distinguishing
- marque distinctive ― distinguishing mark
- signe distinctif ― distinctive sign
- caractère distinctif ― distinctive character
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “distinctif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.