Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
very clear:
different from one another:
Русский
By meaning 3
very clear:
different from one another:
noticeably different:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
very clear:

Examples

100 sentences

  1. She has a distinct English accent.

    ruУ неё явный английский акцент. — marafon

    deSie hat einen ausgeprägten englischen Akzent. — Manfredo

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  2. Tom had the distinct feeling that he was being followed.

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  3. I get the distinct impression that somebody doesn't want Tom to leave.

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Meaning

6 senses

  1. Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").

    Horses are distinct from zebras.

    отде́льныйotdélʹnyj, разли́чныйrazlíčnyj, отли́чныйotlíčnyj

    окре́мийokrémyj, особли́вийosoblývyj

  2. Capable of being perceived very clearly.

    Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.

    deutlich

    разбо́рчивыйrazbórčivyj, отчётливыйotčótlivyj, я́сныйjásnyj

    чітки́йčitkýj, я́снийjásnyj, вира́знийvyráznyj

    easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined

  3. Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.

    constituting a separate entity or part

More meanings 3

  1. Noticeably different from others; distinctive.

    Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent.

    осо́быйosóbyj, осо́бенныйosóbennyj

    особли́вийosoblývyj

  2. (obsolete)Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

  3. (obsolete)Marked; variegated.

Origin

From Middle English distincte, past participle of distincten (“to distinguish, discern”),

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

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Forms

distincter/more distinct, distinctest/most distinct

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Different from one another:differentA1separateA2severalA2
Capable of being perceived very clearly:clearA2
Separate in place:individualB1discretenoncontinuous
Noticeably different from others:characteristicB2prominentB1distinctive
(obsolete)Distinguished:specified
(obsolete)Marked:patterned
Close in meaning
  • (often followed by ‘from’) not alike; different in nature or quality:distinguishable
  • constituting a separate entity or part:discrete
  • recognizable; marked:decided
  • clearly or sharply defined to the mind:clear-cuttrenchant

Antonyms

5 antonyms
different from one another:sameA1indistinguishable
confusingB1indistinctopaqueC2

Word family

17 related words
RelateddistinctionB1distinguishB1distinguishedB2extinctB1definiteB1distinctivedistinguishabledistinguishnessdistinctness
DeriveddistinctlyB1contradistinctdistinctifydistinctordistinctualnondistinctultradistinctundistinct

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
distantB1distastedistillerydistinctionB1distinctivedistinctlyB1

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