About The Word Distinct
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Distinct
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What's The Definition Of Distinct?
[adj] 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"
[adj] recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [adj] 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" [adj] (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" [adj] constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" Synonyms | Synonyms for Distinct: chiseled | clean-cut | clear | clear-cut | crisp | crystalline | decided | defined | definite | different | discrete | distinguishable | knifelike | outlined | razor-sharp | separate | sharp | trenchant | well-defined Related Terms | Find terms related to Distinct: absolute | apart | apparent | articulate | assorted | asunder | at odds | at variance | audible | bipartite | categorical | certain | clean-cut | clear | clear as crystal | clear as day | clear-cut | coherent | concrete | connected | consistent | conspicuous | contrary | contrasted | contrasting | contrastive | crisp | crystal-clear | crystalline | defined | definite | departing | detached | detailed | determinate | deviating | deviative | dichotomous | different | differentiated | differing | direct | disaccordant | disagreeing | discernible | discontinuous | discordant | discrepant | discrete | discriminated | disjoined | disparate | dissimilar | dissonant | distinctive | distinguishable | distinguished | divergent | diverging | divers | diverse | diversified | esoteric | especial | evident | exact | exceptional | explicit | express | extraordinary | fixed | glaring | hearable | heterogeneous | hi-fi | high-fidelity | in disagreement | in focus | in two | inaccordant | incisive | incoherent | incompatible | incongruous | inconsistent | inconsonant | indisputable | individual | indubitable | inharmonious | inner | insular | intimate | irreconcilable | limpid | loud and clear | lucid | luminous | manifest | many | marked | minute | motley | multifarious | noncohesive | noteworthy | noticeable | observable | obvious | open-and-shut | palpable | particular | partitioned | patent | peculiar | pellucid | perceivable | perceptible | personal | perspicuous | plain | plain as day | poles apart | poles asunder | precise | prescribed | private | prominent | pronounced | recognizable | respective | seeable | self-evident | self-explaining | self-explanatory | separate | separated | several | sharp | simple | single | singular | sole | solipsistic | special | specific | staring | straightforward | sui generis | tangible | to be seen | translucent | transparent | transpicuous | trenchant | unambiguous | unassociated | unattached | unattended | uncommon | unconformable | unconfused | unconnected | understandable | unequal | unequivocal | unique | univocal | unjoined | unlike | unmistakable | unusual | variant | varied | variegated | various | varying | visible | vivid | well-defined | well-marked | well-pronounced | well-resolved | widely apart | worlds apart See Also | precise Distinct In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*tinct"\, a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere:
cf. F. distinct. See {Distinguish}.]
1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by
a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.]
Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet
distinct by name. --Milton.
2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]
The which [place] was dight With divers flowers
distinct with rare delight. --Spenser.
3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or
otherwise; -- with from.
The intention was that the two armies which marched
out together should afterward be distinct.
--Clarendon.
4. Not identical; different; individual.
To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. --Shak.
5. 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.
Relation more particular and distinct. --Milton.
Syn: Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear;
plain; conspicuous; obvious.
\Dis*tinct"\, v. t. To distinguish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. |
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