distinct

Adjective

• 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
    

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

• constituting a separate entity or part
  • a government with three discrete divisions
    
  • on two distinct occasions
    

• 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
    

• (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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  clear-cut , trenchant , decided , discrete , distinguishable