distinct
65
3.5
- adjective
- /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
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claro
- Listen carefully for the distinct call of each bird.
- a distinct advantage
- quite distinct
- clear and distinct
They produce songs that are quite distinct.
- They produce songs that are quite distinct.
- OK, so notice each section was clear and distinct.
- I find Rosemary the the scent to be so distinct.
- Keep in mind, too, that a child's rate of reading growth follows A distinct pattern and this is very important.
- But still, so you hear, you hear him and he's got a really distinct voice and it's it's it's nagging.
- Like, I feel like you and Dave Chappelle, Sonic, we have such a great, distinct voice.
- The field extends out there as a funnel, a distinct gravity funnel reaching out into clear space.
Examples
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Reservations of use and occupancy provide two distinct advantages over outright government purchase of land.
Academic text (1991) -
The burn patterns were very distinct.
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Well, maybe this one you can see like distinct plants here.
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There was, however, a slight but fairly distinct change in his appearance.
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The recent history of foreign assistance shows a distinct correlation between aid and violence.
Academic text (2008) -
Each student has a distinct role and participates in the completion of the project.
Academic text (2012) -
New York has very distinct neighborhoods and very distinct cultural patterns, etcetera.
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Furthermore, neoliberalism has taken on a distinct flavor in each of the places it has been applied.
Academic text (2008) -
Hmm, that's a distinct stench coming from in there.
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Listen carefully for the distinct call of each bird.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not the same as another person or thing
353
3.9
Easy to see or remember because it stands out
104
3.9
Has a clear look or sound that makes it different from others
65
3.2
Easy to see, hear, or recognize
43
3.9
Very clear and easy to recognize
29
5.5
Something that is easy to see or notice
7
4.6
Easy to see or recognize as different from others
Very clear and easy to notice
Clearly different so you can tell it apart from similar things
Antonyms
How Distinct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Distinct shares roots with distinguish and comes from an old idea of 'marking something apart', so it stands out. That's why a distinct smell, sound, or shape is easy to notice and recognize.