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Distinct

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Distinct Definition And Meaning

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

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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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