Read the dictionary definition of distinct. All definitions for this word.
1. clearly or sharply defined to the mind
1. clear-cut evidence of tampering
2. Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest
3. trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
2. recognizable; marked
1. noticed a distinct improvement
2. at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
3. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
1. a distinct flavor
2. a distinct odor of turpentine
3. a distinct outline
4. the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
5. distinct fingerprints
4. (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
1. plants of several distinct types
2. the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses
3. gold is distinct from iron
4. a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech
5. management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees
5. constituting a separate entity or part
1. a government with three discrete divisions
2. on two distinct occasions
