distinct
adj.
clear, plain; different; separate
Distinct
distinct
Adjective
1. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
(antonym) indistinct
(similar) chiseled, well-defined
(see-also) clear
2. (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees"
(synonym) distinguishable
(similar) different
3. constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
(synonym) discrete
(similar) separate
4. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
(synonym) decided
(similar) definite
5. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
(synonym) clear-cut, trenchant
(similar) clear
distinct
adj.
distinct, separate, articulate; several; discreet
Distinct
(v. t.)
To distinguish.
(a.)
So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect.
(a.)
Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.
(a.)
Not identical; different; individual.
(a.)
Marked; variegated.
(a.)
Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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