distinctif

French

Etymology

From distinct +‎ -if. Cf. Medieval Latin distinctivus, which was likely modeled after Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.tɛ̃k.tif/
• Homophone: distinctifs

Adjective

distinctif (feminine distinctive, masculine plural distinctifs, feminine plural distinctives)

1. distinctive, distinguishing

   marque distinctive ― distinguishing mark

   signe distinctif ― distinctive sign

   caractère distinctif ― distinctive character

Related terms

• distinction
• distinguable
• distinguer

 

Further reading

• “distinctif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.