distinct

Meaning

Adj

1. Capable of being perceived very clearly.
2. Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
3. Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
4. Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
5. (obsolete) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
6. (obsolete) Marked; variegated.

Verb

To distinguish; to make a distinction.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Etymology

From Middle English distincte, from Old French, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see distinguish.

Sentences

She's drawn to directors with distinct , slightly " outsider " points of view .

The tympanum and supratympanic fold are distinct .