distinct

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distinct Definition

• (a) 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"
• (s) (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 Euro
• (s) constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
• (s) recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
• (s) 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"

distinct Synonyms

• clear-cut
• decided
• discrete
• distinct
• distinguishable
• trenchant