distinctiveadj.n.

/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

Etymology: < Latin distinct- participial stem of distinguĕre (see distinct adj. and n., distinguish v.) + -ive suffix; compare French distinctif, -ive (1740 in Acad.).

A. adj.

a. Having the quality of distinguishing; serving or used to distinguish or discriminate; characteristic, distinguishing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing

distinctive1583

physiognomical1588

specifical1621

specific1649

diagnostic1650

distinguishable1665

specific1667

physiognomonical1668

well-characterized1672

specifying1675

distinguishing1687

determinative1697

physiognomonic1755

marking1795

featurelya1834

typical1850

characterizing1870

trademark1943

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Fv^v Our Apparell was giuen vs as a signe distinctiue to discern betwixt sex and sex.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 305 'Tis one of the distinctive properties of Man from Beast, that he can reflect upon himself.

1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. vi. 156 Papist and Protestant now became distinctive names.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. 293 Wordsworth's distinctive work was a war with pomp and pretence, and a display of the majesty of simple feelings and humble hearts.

1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 9 The..distinctive office of the bard was to give delight.

1894 C. N. Robinson Brit. Fleet 319 A military organization, wearing a distinctive dress.

b. Applied spec. in Linguistics to a phonetic feature that is capable of distinguishing one meaning from another. Also distinctive-feature, applied attributively to a theory or system propounded by R. Jakobson of classifying linguistic elements in terms of their distinctive phonetic features.

ΚΠ

1927 L. Bloomfield & G. M. Bolling in Language 3 129 Normally we symbolize only phonemes (distinctive features) so far as we can determine them.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. v. 77 Part of the gross acoustic features are indifferent (non-distinctive), and only a part are connected with meanings and essential to communication (distinctive)... A feature that is distinctive in one language, may be non-distinctive in another language.

1942 B. Bloch & G. L. Trager Outl. Ling. Anal. 38 Divide all phonetic differences observable in the language into two kinds: distinctive differences or contracts, capable of distinguishing one meaning from another; and nondistinctive differences, never used for this purpose.

1952 R. Jakobson et al. Prelim. Speech Anal. 3 The distinctive features are the ultimate distinctive entities of language since no one of them can be broken down into smaller linguistic units. The distinctive features combined into one simultaneous bundle form a phoneme.

1964 Language 40 221 A problem wide open for experimentation is the psycholinguistic validation of ‘distinctive-feature analysis’.

1965 Language 41 168 A positional and articulatory distinctive-feature description has been more thoroughly exploited than any other in analyzing clusters.

1965 N. Chomsky Aspects Theory Syntax i. 55 Jakobsonian distinctive-feature theory.

1968 N. Chomsky & M. Halle Sound Pattern Eng. 64 We take ‘distinctive features’ to be the minimal elements of which phonetic, lexical, and phonological transcriptions are composed.

2. Having the power of distinguishing or discriminating; discriminative; discerning. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective]

subtlec1300

subtilea1450

judgemented1548

sundry1564

refined1574

discerning1583

respective1597

discernible1603

divisive1603

distinct1606

distinctional1607

discriminativea1638

distinctive1646

distinctial1648

discernable1650

discriminating1650

sagacious1650

discriminanta1656

dignoscitive1674

distinguishing1699

discriminate1743

discriminatory1745

diacritical1856

discriminational1918

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iii. 75 More judicious and distinctive heads.

1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 128 If with distinctive Eye, and Mind, you looke.

1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iii. 72 He..shows himself..accomplished, distinctive, concentrative, and searching.

3. Having a distinct character or position. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective]

othereOE

otherkinseOE

unilicheOE

elseOE

otherways?c1225

diversc1250

diverse1297

unlikea1300

likelessa1325

sundrya1325

contrariousc1340

nothera1375

strangec1380

anothera1382

otherwisea1393

diversed1393

differenta1400

differing?c1400

deparayll1413

disparable1413

disparail1413

dissemblable1413

party?a1439

unlikeningc1450

indifferent1513

distinct1523

repugnant1528

far1531

heterogene?1541

discrepant1556

mislike1570

contrary1576

distincted1577

another-gainesa1586

dispar1587

another gate1594

dislike1596

unresembling1598

heterogeneana1601

anothergates1604

heterogeneal1605

unmatched1606

disparate1608

disparent?1611

differential1618

dissimilar1621

disparated1624

dissimilary1624

heterogeneous1624

unparallel1624

otherguess1632

anotherguise1635

incongenerous1646

anotherguess1650

otherguise1653

distant1654

unresemblant1655

distantial1656

allogeneous1666

distinguished1736

otherguised1768

unsimilar1768

insimilar1801

anotherkins1855

diff1861

distinctive1867

othergate1903

unalike1934

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland xvii. 432 The refugees..at length ceased to exist as a distinctive body among the people.

1877 J. C. Cox Notes on Churches of Derbyshire II. 417 Bonsall..was not a distinctive manor at the time of the Domesday Survey.

4. Hebrew Grammar. Applied to accents used, instead of stops, to separate clauses.

ΚΠ

1874 A. B. Davidson Introd. Hebrew Gram. (1892) 27 These are the main distinctive accents, and by stopping at them..the reader will do justice to the sense.

B. n.

1. A distinguishing mark or quality; a characteristic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic

privilegec1225

distinctionc1374

propertyc1390

tachea1400

pointa1425

specialty?a1425

difference?c1425

conditionc1460

markc1522

touch1528

specialty1532

differentia1551

character?1569

formality1570

particularity1585

peculiar1589

accent1591

appropriation1600

characterism1603

peculiarity1606

resemblance1622

propera1626

speciality1625

specificationa1631

appropriament1633

characteristic1646

discrimination1646

diagnostic1651

characteristical1660

stroke1666

talent1670

physiognomya1680

oddity1713

distinctive1816

spécialité1836

trait1864

flavour1866

middle name1905

discriminant1920

discriminator1943

1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 189 The red umbrella, the distinctive of royalty here.

1836 N. Wiseman 12 Lect. Sci. & Relig. I. iii. 173 An intermediate class, possessing, to a certain degree, the distinctives of the extremes.

2. Hebrew Grammar. A distinctive accent: see A. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > point or stop

distinction1552

stay1596

stop1598

interpunction1617

punctc1620

punctum1652

interpoint1684

interstinctive point1696

dot1699

interpunctuation1717

guard-stops1866

distinctive1874

interpunct1898

punctus elevatus1951

punctus versus1951

punctus1954

1874 A. B. Davidson Introd. Hebrew Gram. (1892) 27 A distinctive of less power than Zakeph is Ṭiphḥâ.

1887 Athenæum 17 Dec. 820/1 As considerable attention is paid to the [Hebrew] accents, the author should know that tiphca is not a minor distinctive, but one of the four kings or great distinctives.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	distinctive
释义	distinctiveadj.n. /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ Etymology: < Latin distinct- participial stem of distinguĕre (see distinct adj. and n., distinguish v.) + -ive suffix; compare French distinctif, -ive (1740 in Acad.). A. adj. 1. a. Having the quality of distinguishing; serving or used to distinguish or discriminate; characteristic, distinguishing. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing distinctive1583 physiognomical1588 specifical1621 specific1649 diagnostic1650 distinguishable1665 specific1667 physiognomonical1668 well-characterized1672 specifying1675 distinguishing1687 determinative1697 physiognomonic1755 marking1795 featurelya1834 typical1850 characterizing1870 trademark1943 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Fv^v Our Apparell was giuen vs as a signe distinctiue to discern betwixt sex and sex. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 305 'Tis one of the distinctive properties of Man from Beast, that he can reflect upon himself. 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. vi. 156 Papist and Protestant now became distinctive names. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. 293 Wordsworth's distinctive work was a war with pomp and pretence, and a display of the majesty of simple feelings and humble hearts. 1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 9 The..distinctive office of the bard was to give delight. 1894 C. N. Robinson Brit. Fleet 319 A military organization, wearing a distinctive dress. b. Applied spec. in Linguistics to a phonetic feature that is capable of distinguishing one meaning from another. Also distinctive-feature, applied attributively to a theory or system propounded by R. Jakobson of classifying linguistic elements in terms of their distinctive phonetic features. ΚΠ 1927 L. Bloomfield & G. M. Bolling in Language 3 129 Normally we symbolize only phonemes (distinctive features) so far as we can determine them. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. v. 77 Part of the gross acoustic features are indifferent (non-distinctive), and only a part are connected with meanings and essential to communication (distinctive)... A feature that is distinctive in one language, may be non-distinctive in another language. 1942 B. Bloch & G. L. Trager Outl. Ling. Anal. 38 Divide all phonetic differences observable in the language into two kinds: distinctive differences or contracts, capable of distinguishing one meaning from another; and nondistinctive differences, never used for this purpose. 1952 R. Jakobson et al. Prelim. Speech Anal. 3 The distinctive features are the ultimate distinctive entities of language since no one of them can be broken down into smaller linguistic units. The distinctive features combined into one simultaneous bundle form a phoneme. 1964 Language 40 221 A problem wide open for experimentation is the psycholinguistic validation of ‘distinctive-feature analysis’. 1965 Language 41 168 A positional and articulatory distinctive-feature description has been more thoroughly exploited than any other in analyzing clusters. 1965 N. Chomsky Aspects Theory Syntax i. 55 Jakobsonian distinctive-feature theory. 1968 N. Chomsky & M. Halle Sound Pattern Eng. 64 We take ‘distinctive features’ to be the minimal elements of which phonetic, lexical, and phonological transcriptions are composed. 2. Having the power of distinguishing or discriminating; discriminative; discerning. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] subtlec1300 subtilea1450 judgemented1548 sundry1564 refined1574 discerning1583 respective1597 discernible1603 divisive1603 distinct1606 distinctional1607 discriminativea1638 distinctive1646 distinctial1648 discernable1650 discriminating1650 sagacious1650 discriminanta1656 dignoscitive1674 distinguishing1699 discriminate1743 discriminatory1745 diacritical1856 discriminational1918 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iii. 75 More judicious and distinctive heads. View more context for this quotation 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 128 If with distinctive Eye, and Mind, you looke. 1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iii. 72 He..shows himself..accomplished, distinctive, concentrative, and searching. 3. Having a distinct character or position. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] othereOE otherkinseOE unilicheOE elseOE otherways?c1225 diversc1250 diverse1297 unlikea1300 likelessa1325 sundrya1325 contrariousc1340 nothera1375 strangec1380 anothera1382 otherwisea1393 diversed1393 differenta1400 differing?c1400 deparayll1413 disparable1413 disparail1413 dissemblable1413 party?a1439 unlikeningc1450 indifferent1513 distinct1523 repugnant1528 far1531 heterogene?1541 discrepant1556 mislike1570 contrary1576 distincted1577 another-gainesa1586 dispar1587 another gate1594 dislike1596 unresembling1598 heterogeneana1601 anothergates1604 heterogeneal1605 unmatched1606 disparate1608 disparent?1611 differential1618 dissimilar1621 disparated1624 dissimilary1624 heterogeneous1624 unparallel1624 otherguess1632 anotherguise1635 incongenerous1646 anotherguess1650 otherguise1653 distant1654 unresemblant1655 distantial1656 allogeneous1666 distinguished1736 otherguised1768 unsimilar1768 insimilar1801 anotherkins1855 diff1861 distinctive1867 othergate1903 unalike1934 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland xvii. 432 The refugees..at length ceased to exist as a distinctive body among the people. 1877 J. C. Cox Notes on Churches of Derbyshire II. 417 Bonsall..was not a distinctive manor at the time of the Domesday Survey. 4. Hebrew Grammar. Applied to accents used, instead of stops, to separate clauses. ΚΠ 1874 A. B. Davidson Introd. Hebrew Gram. (1892) 27 These are the main distinctive accents, and by stopping at them..the reader will do justice to the sense. B. n. 1. A distinguishing mark or quality; a characteristic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic privilegec1225 distinctionc1374 propertyc1390 tachea1400 pointa1425 specialty?a1425 difference?c1425 conditionc1460 markc1522 touch1528 specialty1532 differentia1551 character?1569 formality1570 particularity1585 peculiar1589 accent1591 appropriation1600 characterism1603 peculiarity1606 resemblance1622 propera1626 speciality1625 specificationa1631 appropriament1633 characteristic1646 discrimination1646 diagnostic1651 characteristical1660 stroke1666 talent1670 physiognomya1680 oddity1713 distinctive1816 spécialité1836 trait1864 flavour1866 middle name1905 discriminant1920 discriminator1943 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 189 The red umbrella, the distinctive of royalty here. 1836 N. Wiseman 12 Lect. Sci. & Relig. I. iii. 173 An intermediate class, possessing, to a certain degree, the distinctives of the extremes. 2. Hebrew Grammar. A distinctive accent: see A. 4. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > point or stop distinction1552 stay1596 stop1598 interpunction1617 punctc1620 punctum1652 interpoint1684 interstinctive point1696 dot1699 interpunctuation1717 guard-stops1866 distinctive1874 interpunct1898 punctus elevatus1951 punctus versus1951 punctus1954 1874 A. B. Davidson Introd. Hebrew Gram. (1892) 27 A distinctive of less power than Zakeph is Ṭiphḥâ. 1887 Athenæum 17 Dec. 820/1 As considerable attention is paid to the [Hebrew] accents, the author should know that tiphca is not a minor distinctive, but one of the four kings or great distinctives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1583
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