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Meaning of word distinct from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

distinct   adjective

Meaning : (often followed by `from') not alike. Different in nature or quality.

Example : 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.

Synonyms : distinguishable

Meaning : Easy to perceive. Especially clearly outlined.

Example : A distinct flavor.
A distinct odor of turpentine.
A distinct outline.
The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
Distinct fingerprints.

Not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand.

Indistinct shapes in the gloom.
An indistinct memory.
Only indistinct notions of what to do.
indistinct

Meaning : Constituting a separate entity or part.

Example : A government with three discrete divisions.
On two distinct occasions.

Synonyms : discrete

Meaning : Recognizable. Marked.

Example : Noticed a distinct improvement.
At a distinct (or decided) disadvantage.

Synonyms : decided

Meaning : Clearly or sharply defined to the mind.

Example : Clear-cut evidence of tampering.
Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest.
Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong.

Synonyms : clear-cut, trenchant

Distinct meaning in Bengali (Bangla).