[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

distinct \distinct"\, v. t.
   to distinguish. obs. --rom. of r.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

distinct \distinct"\, a. l. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere:
   cf. f. distinct. see distinguish.
   1. distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by
      a visible sign; marked out; specified. obs.
      1913 webster

            wherever thus created -- for no place
            is yet distinct by name.              --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. marked; variegated. obs.
      1913 webster

            the which place was dight
            with divers flowers distinct with rare delight.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or
      otherwise; -- with from.
      1913 webster

            the intention was that the two armies which marched
            out together should afterward be distinct.
                                                  --clarendon.
      1913 webster

   4. not identical; different; individual.
      1913 webster

            to offend, and judge, are distinct offices. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. 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.
      1913 webster

            relation more particular and distinct. --milton.

   syn: separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear;
        plain; conspicuous; obvious.
        1913 webster
see also:
distinguish 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

distinct
     adj 1: easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct
            flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct
            outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct
            silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" ant: indistinct
     2: 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";
        "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"
        syn: distinguishable
     3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with
        three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
        syn: discrete
     4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at
        a distinct or decided disadvantage" syn: decided
     5: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence
        of tampering"; "claudius was the first to invade britain
        with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant
        distinctions between right and wrong" syn: clear-cut, trenchant
see also:
indistinct distinguishable discrete decided clear-cut trenchant 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

185 moby thesaurus words for "distinct":
   absolute, apart, apparent, articulate, assorted, asunder, at odds,
   at variance, audible, bipartite, categorical, certain, clean-cut,
   clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear-cut, coherent,
   concrete, connected, consistent, conspicuous, contrary, contrasted,
   contrasting, contrastive, crisp, crystal-clear, crystalline,
   defined, definite, departing, detached, detailed, determinate,
   deviating, deviative, dichotomous, different, differentiated,
   differing, direct, disaccordant, disagreeing, discernible,
   discontinuous, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated,
   disjoined, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinctive,
   distinguishable, distinguished, divergent, diverging, divers,
   diverse, diversified, esoteric, especial, evident, exact,
   exceptional, explicit, express, extraordinary, fixed, glaring,
   hearable, heterogeneous, hi-fi, high-fidelity, in disagreement,
   in focus, in two, inaccordant, incisive, incoherent, incompatible,
   incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, indisputable, individual,
   indubitable, inharmonious, inner, insular, intimate,
   irreconcilable, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, manifest,
   many, marked, minute, motley, multifarious, noncohesive,
   noteworthy, noticeable, observable, obvious, open-and-shut,
   palpable, particular, partitioned, patent, peculiar, pellucid,
   perceivable, perceptible, personal, perspicuous, plain,
   plain as day, poles apart, poles asunder, precise, prescribed,
   private, prominent, pronounced, recognizable, respective, seeable,
   self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, separate,
   separated, several, sharp, simple, single, singular, sole,
   solipsistic, special, specific, staring, straightforward,
   sui generis, tangible, to be seen, translucent, transparent,
   transpicuous, trenchant, unambiguous, unassociated, unattached,
   unattended, uncommon, unconformable, unconfused, unconnected,
   understandable, unequal, unequivocal, unique, univocal, unjoined,
   unlike, unmistakable, unusual, variant, varied, variegated,
   various, varying, visible, vivid, well-defined, well-marked,
   well-pronounced, well-resolved, widely apart, worlds apart

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