DISTINCT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • clearly or sharply defined to the mind
   Synonym(s)
   • clear-cut (what does clear-cut mean?)
   • trenchant (what does trenchant mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • clear-cut evidence of tampering
   • Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct…intentions of conquest
   • trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
   Similar To
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
2. Meaning
   • recognizable
   • marked
   Synonym(s)
   • decided (what does decided mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • noticed a distinct improvement
   • at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
   Similar To
   • definite (what does definite mean?)
3. Meaning
   • easy to perceive
   • especially clearly outlined
   Usage Example(s)
   • a distinct flavor
   • a distinct odor of turpentine
   • a distinct outline
   • the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
   • distinct fingerprints
   Antonym(s)
   • indistinct (what does indistinct mean?)
   Similar To
   • chiseled (what does chiseled mean?)
   • well-defined (what does well-defined mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • clean-cut (what does clean-cut mean?)
   • clear-cut (what does clear-cut mean?)
   • crisp (what does crisp mean?)
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)
   • crystalline (what does crystalline mean?)
   • defined (what does defined mean?)
   • outlined (what does outlined mean?)
   • knifelike (what does knifelike mean?)
   • razor-sharp (what does razor-sharp mean?)
   See Also
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • definite (what does definite mean?)
   • precise (what does precise mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (often followed by `from”) not alike
   • different in nature or quality
   Synonym(s)
   • distinguishable (what does distinguishable mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 Euro
   Similar To
   • different (what does different mean?)
5. Meaning
   • constituting a separate entity or part
   Synonym(s)
   • discrete (what does discrete mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a government with three discrete divisions
   • on two distinct occasions
   Similar To
   • separate (what does separate mean?)