English to English
distinct
(d/I/'st/I//N/kt
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adjective (a)
- easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined(adj.all)Example:
A distinct flavor.
A distinct odor of turpentine.
A distinct outline.
The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
Distinct fingerprints.
source: wordnet30 - Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality(adj.all)Example:
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.
source: wordnet30 - constituting a separate entity or part(adj.all)Example:
On two distinct occasions.
source: wordnet30 - recognizable; marked(adj.all)Example:
Noticed a distinct improvement.
At a distinct (or decided) disadvantage.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To distinguish.(verb)source: webster1913