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Definitions for distinct
dɪˈstɪŋktdis·tinct
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Princeton's WordNet
distinct, distinguishableadjective
(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"
distinctadjective
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"
discrete, distinctadjective
constituting a separate entity or part
"a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
distinct, decidedadjective
recognizable; marked
"noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
clear-cut, distinct, trenchantadjective
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"
Wiktionary
distinctadjective
Very clear.
Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.
distinctadjective
Different from one another.
The letters in the word "clear" are distinct, while the letters in the word "distinct" are not.
distinctadjective
Noticeably different.
Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DISTINCTadjective
Etymology: distinctus, Latin.
Bellarmin saith, it is idolatry to give the same worship to an image which is due to God: Vasquez saith, it is idolatry to give distinct worship: therefore, if a man would avoid idolatry, he must give none at all. Edward Stillingfleet.
Fatherhood and property are distinct titles, and began presently, upon Adam’s death, to be in distinct persons. John Locke.
The intention was, that the two armies, which marched out together, should afterwards be distinct. Edward Hyde.
Men have immortal spirits, capable of a pleasure and happiness distinct from that of our bodies. John Tillotson, Sermons.
Heav’n is high,
High and remote, to see from thence distinct
Each thing on earth. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.Tempestuous fell
His arrows from the four-fold-visag’d sour,
Distinct with eyes; and from the living wheels
Distinct alike with multitude of eyes. John Milton, Parad. Lost.Dominion hold
Over all living things that move on th’ earth,
Wherever thus created; for no place
Is yet distinct by name. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii.
Webster Dictionary
Distinctadjective
distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified
Distinctadjective
marked; variegated
Distinctadjective
separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from
Distinctadjective
not identical; different; individual
Distinctadjective
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
Distinctverb
to distinguish
Wikidata
Distinct
Two or more things are distinct if no two of them are the same thing. In mathematics, two things are called distinct if they are not equal. In physics two things are distinct if they cannot be mapped to each other.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Distinct
dis-tingkt′, adj. separate: different: well-defined: clear: (Spens., Milt.) adorned.—adj. Distinctive, marking or expressing difference.—adv. Distinct′ively.—n. Distinct′iveness.—adv. Distinct′ly.—ns. Distinct′ness; Distinct′ure, distinctness. [See Distinguish.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'distinct' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3069
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'distinct' in Adjectives Frequency: #423
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of distinct in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of distinct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of distinct in a Sentence
It's a distinct possibility that there are further episodes of these 'revenge politics' ahead.
It is clearly distinct from the policy-making style of his father, Kim Jong Il, who failed to communicate well with party members and the public because Kim Jong Il reviewed numerous documents one by one.
I think what Jim Acosta said — listen, my family fled Communist Cuba. You want to talk about what 'Soviet-style' looks like? It's the opposite of freedom, my mother has distinct memories of being forced to take classes in Marxist-Leninism.
If you let everybody choose what they want to do, it looks like women and minority group members will spend less time on the worksite than men and white employees, people seem to like the workplace less when they are in a distinct minority. And it's not just about gender, race and ethnicity. It also shows up with respect to political persuasion, and religious beliefs.
Anybody who’s looking at this carefully, realizes that there’s a distinct anti-science flavor to this, so if they get up and criticize science, nobody’s going to know what they’re talking about, but if they get up and really aim their bullets at Tony Fauci, well people can recognize that there’s a person there, so it’s easy to criticize, but they’re really criticizing science because I represent science.
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- متميزArabic
- төрлө, башҡаBashkir
- отделен, особен, различен, отчетлив, ясенBulgarian
- বিশেষBengali
- distintCatalan, Valencian
- zřetelnýCzech
- deutlichGerman
- διακριτήGreek
- distintoSpanish
- eristatav, erisugune, erinevEstonian
- garbi, bestelako, desberdinBasque
- erilainen, kuuluva, erottuva, selkeäFinnish
- distinct, intelligible, reconnaissableFrench
- khasIndonesian
- distinta, distinto, chiara, chiaro, diversa, diversoItalian
- 異なる, 明白, 無二Japanese
- جلا, بېلPashto, Pushto
- distinctRomanian
- разборчивый, чёткий, отдельный, различный, отчётливый, ясный, особенный, отличный, особыйRussian
- tydlig, distinktSwedish
- แตกต่างThai
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