distinct

  • (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 European beech
    • management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees
    distinguishable,
  • (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) constituting a separate entity or part
    • a government with three discrete divisions
    • on two distinct occasions
    discrete,
  • (s) recognizable; marked
    • noticed a distinct improvement
    • at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
    decided,
  • (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
    clear-cut, trenchant,

Synonyms

distinguishable discrete decided clear-cut trenchant

Antonyms

indistinct

See also

clear definite precise

Words of close approximity

distinction distinctive distinctive feature distinctively distinctiveness distinctly distinctness