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Distinct

adjective

(often followed by 'from') not alike; different in nature or quality. Synonym: distinguishable. "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"

Easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined. "A distinct odor of turpentine" , "A distinct outline" , "The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette" , "Distinct fingerprints"

Constituting a separate entity or part. Synonym: discrete. "On two distinct occasions"

Recognizable; marked. Synonym: decided. "At a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

Clearly or sharply defined to the mind. Synonyms: clear-cut, trenchant. "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest" , "Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

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"Distinct" Quotes from Famous Books

... are naturally inclined to connect with that word. What we commonly have in our mind when we speak of religion is a definite set of doctrines, of a more or less metaphysical character, formulated in a creed and supported by an organisation distinct from the state. And the first thing we have to learn about the religion of the Greeks is that it included nothing of the kind. There was no church, there was no creed, there were no articles; there was no doctrine even, unless we are so to call a chaos of legends ...

— The Greek View of Life • Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

... porch. He nodded back to her a glance full of intelligence, which he further emphasized by a quick and somewhat audacious wink from his left eye. The little girl walked on loftily; she thought that Jasper Quentyns, who was more or less a stranger in the neighborhood, had taken a distinct liberty. ...

— A Young Mutineer • Mrs. L. T. Meade

... both in Persia and in Baluchistan, none have yet been described in Afghanistan itself. There is, however, ample evidence that at several distinct geological periods the region has been the seat of great volcanic activity. According to C. L. Griesbach, basic volcanic rocks are interbedded with the lowest part of the plant-bearing series, and enormous outbursts took place during the Neocomian period. But the most important ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

... determine. The influence of environment is sometimes strong, but human nature does not differ much from age to age. Racial characteristics remain approximately the same. The Californians were of several distinct classes. The upper class, which consisted of a very few families, generally included those who had held office, and whose pride led them to intermarry. Pure blood was exceedingly rare. Of even the best the majority had Indian blood; but the slightest mixture of Spanish was a sufficient claim ...

— The Forty-Niners - A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado • Stewart Edward White

... received letters from Mrs. Mott, says: "The one before me is two and a half inches wide by two and a quarter inches long, written on both sides, and contains one hundred and forty-one words, and treats of seven distinct matters, and disposes of them in good order, apologizing for her apparent economy of paper, and enclosing a contribution of five dollars for a benevolent object." Though she always dressed in Quaker costume, she attached ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I • Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage

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