distinctive

/di-ˈstiŋ(k)-tiv/

adjective

  1. marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish

  2. having or giving an uncommon and appealing quality : having or giving style or distinction

  3. capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance

the distinctive flight of the crane

a distinctive table setting

characteristic individual peculiar distinctive mean indicating a special quality or identity. characteristic applies to something that distinguishes or identifies a person or thing or class. individual stresses qualities that distinguish one from all other members of the same kind or class.