distinct
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
plants of several distinct types
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
a distinct flavor
Related & opposite
- clear also see
- definite also see
- precise also see
- indistinct antonym
- distinctness derivation
- well-defined similar to
- clean-cut similar to
- sharp similar to
- crystalline similar to
- outlined similar to
- knifelike similar to
- razor-sharp similar to
Sense 3 adjective
constituting a separate entity or part
a government with three discrete divisions
Related & opposite
- separateness derivation
- separate similar to
Sense 4 adjective
recognizable; marked
noticed a distinct improvement
Related & opposite
- distinctness derivation
- definite similar to
Sense 5 adjective
clearly or sharply defined to the mind
clear-cut evidence of tampering
Related & opposite
- distinctness derivation
- preciseness derivation
- incisiveness derivation
- clear similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | otherness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | different |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | clear |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | definite |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | precise |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | indistinct |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | well-defined |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | clean-cut |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | crystalline |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | outlined |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | knifelike |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | razor-sharp |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | separateness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | separate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | definite |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | preciseness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | incisiveness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | clear |