distinct
Capable of being perceived very clearly.
Example
“Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.”
Other meanings
Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
“Horses are distinct from zebras.”
Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
“Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent.”
Related words
- contradistinct
- distinctify
- distinctor
- distinctual
- nondistinct
- ultradistinct
- undistinct
- distinctly
- distinctness
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "distinctus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “distinct” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.