1. Easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
   "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"; "a distinct flavour"; "a distinct odour of turpentine"
    
2. (often followed by ‘from’) not alike; different in nature or quality
   "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"; "plants of several distinct types";
   - distinguishable
    
3. Recognizable; marked
   "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct disadvantage";
   - decided
    
4. Clearly or sharply defined to the mind
   "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct … intentions of conquest";
   - clear-cut, trenchant
    
5. Constituting a separate entity or part
   "on two distinct occasions";
   - discrete

See also: chiseled [US], chiselled, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, crisp, crystalline, defined, definite, different, knifelike, outlined, precise, razor-sharp, separate, sharp, well-defined

Antonym: indistinct

Encyclopedia: Distinct