distinct
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.
Archaic. distinctively decorated or adorned.
Origin of distinct
1Other words for distinct
1 | discrete, individual |
2 | different, disparate, distinguishable, unlike |
3 | sharp, well-defined, unconfused |
Opposites for distinct
Other words from distinct
- dis·tinct·ness, noun
Words Nearby distinct
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How to use distinct in a sentence
This diversity is not neatly divided between distinct species or types but is available to all microbes within the context of symbiotic processes of exchange.
What the Meadow Teaches Us - Issue 90: Something Green | Andreas Weber | September 16, 2020 | NautilusLet’s start with the four distinct types of indexing problems you may encounter.
How to earn your place in Google’s index in 2020 | Bartosz Góralewicz | September 14, 2020 | Search Engine LandEarly studies, including one looking at particulate matter — distinct from HAPs, but often found with them — have suggested a link.
New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas | by Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Sara Sneath | September 11, 2020 | ProPublicaThe two distinct screens offer an experience for dual apps that’s a bit smoother and less janky than phones and tablets that let you display multiple apps on a single screen.
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How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans | September 10, 2020 | Science News
But it performs two distinct functions, both of which are undeniably valuable.
These attacks had distinct similarities with the malware used against Sony.
U.S. Spies Say They Tracked ‘Sony Hackers’ For Years | Shane Harris | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a distinct smell of apples, which are handed out by volunteer workers.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis 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 Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe megaloblast is probably a distinct cell, not merely a larger size of the normoblast.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe human species,” Charles Lamb says, “is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the men who lend.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowA plaque upon a red corpuscle is surrounded by a colorless zone rather than by a distinct blue body.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddBut the colonies have an interest distinct from the interest of the nation; and shall the Parliament be at once party and judge?
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker
British Dictionary definitions for distinct
/ (dɪˈstɪŋkt) /
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
Origin of distinct
1Derived forms of distinct
- distinctly, adverb
- distinctness, noun
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