distinct
dis|tinct /dɪst'ɪŋkt/
1 [ADJ] oft ADJ from n
If something is distinct from something else of the same type, it is different or separate from it.
Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another and from science...
This book is divided into two distinct parts.
● distinctly [ADV] ADV adj
...a banking industry with two distinctly different sectors.
2 [ADJ]
If something is distinct, you can hear, see, or taste it clearly.
...to impart a distinct flavor with a minimum of cooking fat.
● distinctly [ADV] ADV with v
I distinctly heard the loudspeaker calling passengers for the Turin-Amsterdam flight.
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If an idea, thought, or intention is distinct, it is clear and definite.
Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a distinct change in her attitude...
● distinctly [ADV] ADV with v
I distinctly remember wishing I had not got involved.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can use distinct to emphasize that something is great enough in amount or degree to be noticeable or important.
Being 6ft 3in tall has some distinct disadvantages!
= definite
● distinctly [ADV] ADV adj/-ed
His government is looking distinctly shaky.
5 [PREP-PHRASE]
If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean.
There's a lot of evidence that oily fish, as distinct from fatty meat, has a beneficial effect.
1 [ADJ] oft ADJ from n
If something is distinct from something else of the same type, it is different or separate from it.
Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another and from science...
This book is divided into two distinct parts.
● distinctly [ADV] ADV adj
...a banking industry with two distinctly different sectors.
2 [ADJ]
If something is distinct, you can hear, see, or taste it clearly.
...to impart a distinct flavor with a minimum of cooking fat.
● distinctly [ADV] ADV with v
I distinctly heard the loudspeaker calling passengers for the Turin-Amsterdam flight.
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If an idea, thought, or intention is distinct, it is clear and definite.
Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a distinct change in her attitude...
● distinctly [ADV] ADV with v
I distinctly remember wishing I had not got involved.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can use distinct to emphasize that something is great enough in amount or degree to be noticeable or important.
Being 6ft 3in tall has some distinct disadvantages!
= definite
● distinctly [ADV] ADV adj/-ed
His government is looking distinctly shaky.
5 [PREP-PHRASE]
If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean.
There's a lot of evidence that oily fish, as distinct from fatty meat, has a beneficial effect.