distinctive vs incomparable

distinctive

adj
  • Distinguished, being distinct in character or position. 

  • Distinguishing a particular sense of word. 

  • Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing. 

  • Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things. 

  • Characteristic, typical. 

  • Used to separate clauses in place of stops. 

noun
  • A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic. 

  • A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect. 

  • A distinctive accent. 

incomparable

adj
  • So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed. 

  • Not able to be compared. 

noun
  • Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison. 

How often have the words distinctive and incomparable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )