distinct

Words with a similar base: distinct

'distinct'

[distinct.s.01] as in: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

Examples:
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

'distinct'

[distinct.a.02] as in: 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

'distinct'

[discrete.s.01] as in: constituting a separate entity or part

Examples:
a government with three discrete divisions
on two distinct occasions

'distinct'

[distinct.s.03] as in: recognizable; marked

Examples:
noticed a distinct improvement
at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage

'distinct'

[clear-cut.s.01] as in: clearly or sharply defined to the mind

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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