adj.
1 clear, perceptible, plain, understandable, vivid, definite, well-defined, precise, exact, unmistakable or unmistakeable, noticeable, recognizable, obvious, patent, marked, manifest, evident, apparent, explicit, unambiguous, clear-cut, palpable, unequivocal, lucid, sharp, pellucid, limpid, transparent:
There is a distinct outline of a figure on the Turin shroud.
2 separate, detached, discrete, different, dissimilar, distinguishable, distinguished; individual, sui generis, unique, special, singular; peculiar, unusual, uncommon, contrasting:
The government of Puerto Rico is distinct from that of the US. He has been charged with three distinct offences.
adj
VERBS
be | become | remain | keep sth
It is necessary to keep these two issues distinct.
| regard/see sth as
ADV.
very | completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly | fairly | essentially, fundamentally | clearly | analytically, conceptually, formally
(= distinct in form),
qualitatively
Political power should be regarded as analytically distinct from economic power.
| anatomically, geographically, historically
geographically distinct regions
PREP.
from
The various dialects are quite distinct from one another.
PHRASES
as distinct from
She was studying lung cancer, as distinct from other types of cancer.
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