Distinct - Definition

adj 1: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature
or quality; "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"
[syn: distinct, distinguishable]
2: easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct
flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct
outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette";
"distinct fingerprints" [ant: indistinct]
3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with
three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn:
discrete, distinct]
4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a
distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: distinct,
decided]
5: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence
of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with
distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions
between right and wrong" [syn: clear-cut, distinct,
trenchant]