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)

distinctive, distinguishing
marque distinctive ― distinguishing mark

signe distinctif ― distinctive sign

caractère distinctif ― distinctive character

Related terms

Further reading

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

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