distinct
adjective
- different, not the same
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English distincte, past participle of distincten (“to distinguish, discern”), from Old French destincter, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see distinguish.
- Capable of being perceived very clearly.
“Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.”
“The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.”
- 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.”
- Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
“Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent.”
- Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
“The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct.”
- Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
“Wherever thus created — for no place / Is yet distinct by name.”
- Marked; variegated.
“The which [place] was dight / With divers flowres distinct with rare delight.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English distincte, past participle of distincten (“to distinguish, discern”), from Old French destincter, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see 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.”