DISTINCT

distinct, clear-cut, trenchant

(adjective) 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, decided

(adjective) recognizable; marked; “noticed a distinct improvement”; “at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage”

distinct

(adjective) 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”

distinct, distinguishable

(adjective) (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”

discrete, distinct

(adjective) constituting a separate entity or part; “a government with three discrete divisions”; “on two distinct occasions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

distinct (comparative more distinct, superlative most distinct)

Capable of being perceived very clearly.

Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").

Noticeably different from others; distinctive.

Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.

(obsolete) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

(obsolete) Marked; variegated.

Synonyms

• (capable of being perceived very clearly): clear, vivid; see also distinct

• (different from one another): different, separate, several (obsolete)

• (noticeably different): characteristic, distinctive, prominent

• (separate in place): discrete, individual, noncontinuous, separate

• (distinguished): specified

• (marked): patterned; see also marked

Antonyms

• (capable of being perceived very clearly): confusing, indistinct; see also indistinct

• (different from one another): same, indistinguishable

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*tinct", a. Etym: [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.

Definition: To distinguish. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

DISTINCT

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