distinct

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Capable of being perceived very clearly.

   • Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.
2. 2

   Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").

   • Horses are distinct from zebras.
   • “Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.
3. 3

   Noticeably different from others

   Noticeably different from others; distinctive.

   • Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent.
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   1. 4

      Separate in place

      Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.

      • The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct.
   2. 5

      Distinguished

      Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

      • Wherever thus created — for no place / Is yet distinct by name.
   3. 6

      Marked

      Marked; variegated.

      • The which [place] was dight / With divers flowres distinct with rare delight.
   4. 7

      To distinguish

      To distinguish; to make a distinction.

      • Here every means is made use of to do away all distincting between federal and antifederal and I suspect with no very friendly design to the federal cause.

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