Distinct

Word DISTINCT
Character 8
Hyphenation dis tinct
Pronunciations /dɪsˈtɪŋkt/

Definitions and meanings of "Distinct"

What do we mean by distinct?

Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete. adjective

Easily perceived by the senses. adjective

Clearly defined; unquestionable. adjective

To make distinct; distinguish.

Distinguished; not identical; not the same; separate; specifically, marked off; discretely different from another or others, or from one another.

Clearly distinguishable by sense; that may be plainly perceived; well defined; not blurred or indeterminate: as, a distinct view of an object; distinct articulation; to make a distinct mark or impression.

Clearly distinguishable by the mind; unmistakable; indubitable; positive: as, a distinct assertion, promise, or falsehood.

Very plain and intelligible in thought or expression.

Distinguishing clearly; capable of receiving or characterized by definite impressions; not confused or obscure: as, distinct vision; distinct perception of right and wrong.

Decorated; adorned.

Synonyms Separate, etc. See different.

2 and Well marked, plain, obvious, unmistakable. See distinctly.

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified. adjective

Marked; variegated. adjective

Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from. adjective

Not identical; different; individual. adjective

So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear. adjective

To distinguish. transitive verb

Very clear. adjective

Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from") adjective

Capable of being perceived very clearly.

Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").

Noticeably different from others; distinctive.

Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.

Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

Marked; variegated.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Distinct

The word "distinct" in example sentences

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employs the same concept for Pacific trout and for bull trout but uses the term distinct population segment DPS instead of ESU. ❋ Robert J. Behnke (2002)

What Greenwald is pointing out is that "Christianist" is a term distinct from "Christian terrorist." ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)

Use in the Title Page (and on the covers, if any) a title distinct from that of the Document, and from those of previous versions ❋ Downey, Allen (2000)

There are, for example, the facts of outer appearance, modified in our reception of them by what we know as distinct from what we really see. ❋ Carleton Eldredge Noyes (1911)

Under questioning by Deputy District Attorney Michael Hestrin, Engel went through what he called distinct phases of arson device development, under the view that all the fires in the series were set by one person. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(and on the covers, if any) a title distinct from that of the Document, and from those of previous versions (which should, if there were any, be listed in the History section of the Document). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Instead, the genetic code functions as a higher-level constraint distinct from the laws of physics and chemistry, much like a grammatical convention in a human language. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Language skills as a component of a composite score is quite distinct from a clear prerequisite. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To clarify, what King is noting here is distinct from the Missale Omnium Offerentium heretofore mentioned, and published as a smaller missal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Licentiae can certainly be rephrased in terms of rights, but the determina is distinct from the dictum precisely because it is ... a charge rather an obligatory duty. ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

The First Amendment issue you appear to be raising is distinct from the question of whether Congress has the affirmative power to make regulations of this sort. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A provision that requires you to carry health insurance, or else you pay $700, indeed is penal in character and has a much more “regulatory” aspect, in that it regulates and requires a specific behavior (as distinct from the above-mentioned tax, which simply requires the payment of money — money which in fact Congress can spend in any way it chooses). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The title of Senior Lecturer is distinct from the title of Lecturer, which signifies adjunct status. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Firstly, I can sort of live with the characterization of the Article 29 Working Party as “European privacy bureaucrats”, although the slightly pejorative denomination misses the point that, at least in most of the EU Member States, information commissioners or privacy ombudsmen are autonomous, institutionally distinct from the government structures and typically in opposition to the core national bureaucracies (that, in part, is their purpose). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Storytelling stands in distinct contrast to violence, which takes place in silence and out of willed ignorance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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