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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, adjective [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.]
Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet distinct by name. --Milton.
2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]
The which [place] was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare delight. --Spenser.
3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.
The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct. --Clarendon.
4. Not identical; different; individual.
To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. --Shak.
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.
Relation more particular and distinct. --Milton.
Syn: Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear; plain; conspicuous; obvious.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, verb (used with an object) To distinguish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
distinct
adjective
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
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