distinct

• "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"

Synonyms

• distinguishablecapable of being perceived as different or distinct; (often followed by `from') not alike

• "especially clearly outlined"
• "a distinct flavor"
• "a distinct odor of turpentine"
• "a distinct outline"
• "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"
• "distinct fingerprints"

• "a government with three discrete divisions"
• "on two distinct occasions"

Synonyms

• discreteconstituting a separate entity or part

• "marked"
• "noticed a distinct improvement"
• "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

Synonyms

• decidedrecognizable

• "clear-cut evidence of tampering"
• "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"
• "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

Synonyms

• clear-cutremove all the trees at one time; clearly or sharply defined to the mind; having had all the trees removed at one time; clear and distinct to the senses
• trenchanthaving keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; characterized by or full of force and vigor; clearly or sharply defined to the mind