distinct
distinct is a 8-letter English word with 11 senses as adjective and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
- adjective. Marked; variegated.
- adjective. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.
- adjective. Not identical; different; individual.
- adjective. 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.
- transitive verb. To distinguish.
- adjective. clearly or sharply defined to the mind
"clear-cut evidence of tampering"
"Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"
- adjective. recognizable; marked
"noticed a distinct improvement"
"at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
- adjective. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
"a distinct flavor"
"a distinct odor of turpentine"
- adjective. (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"
- adjective. constituting a separate entity or part
"a government with three discrete divisions"
"on two distinct occasions"
Synonyms
trenchant, decided, distinguishable, discrete
Common word forms
distincter, distinctly, distinctest, distinctness
Words from these letters
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