Distinct

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, v. t.
     To distinguish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere:
     cf. F. distinct. See {Distinguish}.]
     1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by
        a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.]
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              Wherever thus created -- for no place
              Is yet distinct by name.              --Milton.
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     2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]
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              The which [place] was dight
              With divers flowers distinct with rare delight.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or
        otherwise; -- with from.
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              The intention was that the two armies which marched
              out together should afterward be distinct.
                                                    --Clarendon.
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     4. Not identical; different; individual.
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              To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. --Shak.
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     5. So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing;
        not liable to be misunderstood; not confused;
        well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct
        view of a prospect.
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              Relation more particular and distinct. --Milton.
  
     Syn: Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear;
          plain; conspicuous; obvious.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  distinct
       adj 1: 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}]
       2: (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: {distinguishable}]
       3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with
          three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
          [syn: {discrete}]
       4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at
          a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: {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}, {trenchant}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  185 Moby Thesaurus words for "distinct":
     absolute, apart, apparent, articulate, assorted, asunder, at odds,
     at variance, audible, bipartite, categorical, certain, clean-cut,
     clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear-cut, coherent,
     concrete, connected, consistent, conspicuous, contrary, contrasted,
     contrasting, contrastive, crisp, crystal-clear, crystalline,
     defined, definite, departing, detached, detailed, determinate,
     deviating, deviative, dichotomous, different, differentiated,
     differing, direct, disaccordant, disagreeing, discernible,
     discontinuous, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated,
     disjoined, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinctive,
     distinguishable, distinguished, divergent, diverging, divers,
     diverse, diversified, esoteric, especial, evident, exact,
     exceptional, explicit, express, extraordinary, fixed, glaring,
     hearable, heterogeneous, hi-fi, high-fidelity, in disagreement,
     in focus, in two, inaccordant, incisive, incoherent, incompatible,
     incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, indisputable, individual,
     indubitable, inharmonious, inner, insular, intimate,
     irreconcilable, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, manifest,
     many, marked, minute, motley, multifarious, noncohesive,
     noteworthy, noticeable, observable, obvious, open-and-shut,
     palpable, particular, partitioned, patent, peculiar, pellucid,
     perceivable, perceptible, personal, perspicuous, plain,
     plain as day, poles apart, poles asunder, precise, prescribed,
     private, prominent, pronounced, recognizable, respective, seeable,
     self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, separate,
     separated, several, sharp, simple, single, singular, sole,
     solipsistic, special, specific, staring, straightforward,
     sui generis, tangible, to be seen, translucent, transparent,
     transpicuous, trenchant, unambiguous, unassociated, unattached,
     unattended, uncommon, unconformable, unconfused, unconnected,
     understandable, unequal, unequivocal, unique, univocal, unjoined,
     unlike, unmistakable, unusual, variant, varied, variegated,
     various, varying, visible, vivid, well-defined, well-marked,
     well-pronounced, well-resolved, widely apart, worlds apart