adj satadj.all(often followed by 'from') not alike; different in nature or qualitySynset:distinguishable
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
Antonyms:same
Derivationally Related Form:distinctness
Inherited Hypernyms:distinct
Similar to:different
adjadj.alleasy to perceive; especially clearly outlinedExamples:- a distinct flavor
- a distinct odor of turpentine
- a distinct outline
- the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
- distinct fingerprints
Antonyms:indistinct
Derivationally Related Form:distinctness
Inherited Hypernyms:distinct
Similar to:chiseled well-defined clean-cut clear clear-cut crisp sharp crystalline defined outlined knifelike razor-sharp
See also:clear definite precise
adj satadj.allconstituting a separate entity or partSynset:discrete
Examples:- a government with three discrete divisions
- on two distinct occasions
Antonyms:joint
Derivationally Related Form:distinctnessdiscreteness
Inherited Hypernyms:discrete
Similar to:separate
adj satadj.allrecognizable; markedSynset:decided
Examples:- noticed a distinct improvement
- at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
Antonyms:indefinite
Derivationally Related Form:distinctness
Inherited Hypernyms:distinct
Similar to:definite
adj satadj.allclearly or sharply defined to the mindSynset:clear-cut trenchant
Examples:- clear-cut evidence of tampering
- Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest
- trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
Antonyms:unclear
Derivationally Related Form:distinctnesstrenchancyclearcutness
Inherited Hypernyms:clear-cut
Similar to:clear