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| 1. | [ adjective ] (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality | |
| Synonyms: | distinguishable | |
| Examples: | "plants of several distinct types" "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses" "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" |
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| Related terms: | different | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined | |
| Examples: | "a distinct flavor" "a distinct odor of turpentine" "a distinct outline" "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette" "distinct fingerprints" |
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| Related terms: | indistinct crisp chiseled chiseled clear razor-sharp defined knifelike crystalline clear precise definite | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] constituting a separate entity or part | |
| Synonyms: | discrete | |
| Examples: | "a government with three discrete divisions" "on two distinct occasions" |
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| Related terms: | separate | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] recognizable; marked | |
| Synonyms: | decided | |
| Examples: | "noticed a distinct improvement" "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" |
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| Related terms: | definite | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] clearly or sharply defined to the mind | |
| Synonyms: | clear-cut trenchant | |
| Examples: | "clear-cut evidence of tampering" "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest" "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" |
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| Related terms: | clear | |
| Similar spelling: |
distinctly Distin distinctive distinction distant dissidence distantly distention dissident distend diction distinguish distance disdain |
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