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distinct
[ dih-stingkt ]
adjective
- distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from ):
His private and public lives are distinct.
Synonyms: individual, discrete
- 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.
Synonyms: well-defined, sharp, unlike, distinguishable, disparate, different
Antonyms: indistinct
- distinguishing or perceiving clearly:
distinct vision.
- unquestionably exceptional or notable:
a distinct honor.
- Archaic. distinctively decorated or adorned.
distinct
/ dɪˈstɪŋkt /
adjective
- easily sensed or understood; clear; precise
- when postpositive, foll by from not the same (as); separate (from); distinguished (from)
- not alike; different
- sharp; clear
- recognizable; definite
a distinct improvement
- explicit; unequivocal
- maths logic (of a pair of entities) not identical
- botany (of parts of a plant) not joined together; separate
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Derived Forms
- disˈtinctness, noun
- disˈtinctly, adverb
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Other Words From
- dis·tinctness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of distinct1
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Example Sentences
But it performs two distinct functions, both of which are undeniably valuable.
These attacks had distinct similarities with the malware used against Sony.
There is a distinct smell of apples, which are handed out by volunteer workers.
This is a love quite distinct from that of a lover, with whom we fall in love, in part, because they are free and have a choice.
There is a distinct style Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is known for: his bubbly anime-like characters.
What he has done in any one species or distinct kind of writing would have been sufficient to have acquired him a great name.
The megaloblast is probably a distinct cell, not merely a larger size of the normoblast.
The human species,” Charles Lamb says, “is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the men who lend.
A plaque upon a red corpuscle is surrounded by a colorless zone rather than by a distinct blue body.
But the colonies have an interest distinct from the interest of the nation; and shall the Parliament be at once party and judge?
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