distinctive vs knowing

distinctive

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

  • Distinguished, being distinct in character or position. 

  • Distinguishing a particular sense of word. 

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

  • 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. 

knowing

adj
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

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