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distinctness

[dih-stingkt]

adjective

distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.

different in nature or quality; dissimilar (sometimes followed by from): Gold is distinct from iron.

clear to the senses or intellect; plain; unmistakable: The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.

distinguishing or perceiving clearly: distinct vision.

unquestionably exceptional or notable: a distinct honor.

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Archaic. distinctively decorated or adorned.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin distinctus, past participle of disting(u)ere to divide off, pick out, distinguish (di- di-² + *sting(u)ere presumably, to prick, mark by pricking; compare instinct¹, instigate)

Related forms

dis·tinct·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. individual. See various. 3. well-defined, unconfused.

Antonyms
3, 4. indistinct.

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distinct (dɪˈstɪŋkt)

—*adj*
1.	easily sensed or understood; clear; precise
2.	(when postpositive, foll by from) not the same (as); separate (from); distinguished (from)
3.	not alike; different
4.	sharp; clear
5.	recognizable; definite: a distinct improvement
6.	explicit; unequivocal
7.	maths, logic (of a pair of entities) not identical
8.	botany (of parts of a plant) not joined together; separate

[C14: from Latin distinctus, from distinguere to distinguish]

dis'tinctly

—*adv*

dis'tinctness

—n

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