Definition of distinct

adjective (a)

• easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined (adj.all)

  Antonym: indistinct
  

  Example:
  A distinct flavor.
  A distinct odor of turpentine.
  A distinct outline.
  The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
  Distinct fingerprints.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality (adj.all)

  Synonym: distinguishable
  

  Example:
  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 European beech.
  Management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees.
  

  source: wordnet30
• constituting a separate entity or part (adj.all)

  Synonym: discrete
  

  Example:
  On two distinct occasions.
  

  source: wordnet30
• recognizable; marked (adj.all)

  Synonym: decided
  

  Example:
  Noticed a distinct improvement.
  At a distinct (or decided) disadvantage.
  

  source: wordnet30
• clearly or sharply defined to the mind (adj.all)

  Synonym: clear-cut, trenchant
  

  Example:
  Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest.
  Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong.
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

• To distinguish. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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