distinct

distinct
    adj 1: (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"
           [syn: {distinct}, {distinguishable}]
    2: 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" [ant: {indistinct}]
    3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with
       three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn:
       {discrete}, {distinct}]
    4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a
       distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: {distinct},
       {decided}]
    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" [syn: {clear-cut}, {distinct},
       {trenchant}]
    

Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, v. t.
   To distinguish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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Distinct \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.]
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            Wherever thus created -- for no place
            Is yet distinct by name.              --Milton.
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   2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]
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            The which [place] was dight
            With divers flowers distinct with rare delight.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or
      otherwise; -- with from.
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            The intention was that the two armies which marched
            out together should afterward be distinct.
                                                  --Clarendon.
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   4. Not identical; different; individual.
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            To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. --Shak.
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   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.
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            Relation more particular and distinct. --Milton.

   Syn: Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear;
        plain; conspicuous; obvious.
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185 Moby Thesaurus words for "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