distinct

adj 1: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or

quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "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" [syn: {distinguishable}]

2: easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct

flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct

outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette";

"distinct fingerprints" [ant: {indistinct}]

3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with

three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"

[syn: {discrete}]

4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at

a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: {decided}]

5: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence

of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain

with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant

distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: {clear-cut}, {trenchant}]