Definitions for distinct

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distinct dis·tinct

Spelling: [dih-stingkt]

IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Distinct is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 111 anagrams from letters in distinct (cdiinstt).

Definitions for distinct

adjective

1. distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from):
2. different in nature or quality; dissimilar (sometimes followed by from):
3. clear to the senses or intellect; plain; unmistakable:
4. distinguishing or perceiving clearly:
5. unquestionably exceptional or notable:
6. Archaic. distinctively decorated or adorned.

Origin of distinct

1350-1400; Middle English Latin distinctus, past participle of disting(u)ere to divide off, pick out, distinguish (di- di-² + *sting(u)ere presumably, to pri

Examples for distinct

She heard him speaking in a voice not louder than a whisper, rapid, distinct.

He had such a distinct perception of ruin and death that he shuddered again.

As I described in an article over the summer when the fatal case in China was diagnosed, plague has three distinct clinical forms.

There is a distinct style Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is known for: his bubbly anime-like characters.

But it performs two distinct functions, both of which are undeniably valuable.

A distinct picture came to him of his classroom and old Doctor Stokes.

And this latter recollection seemed as distinct to him as the first had been.

These attacks had distinct similarities with the malware used against Sony.

There is a distinct smell of apples, which are handed out by volunteer workers.

I hear voices in all directions, and never have they been so distinct as at this moment.