dis·tinct 
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/ adjective
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/ adjective [more distinct; most distinct] 1 : different in a way that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc. : noticeably different
▪ There are three distinct categories/classes/groups/types. ▪ The two plants are quite distinct (from one another). ▪ Each herb has its own distinct flavor. ▪ The phrase has three distinct meanings. ▪ The class focuses on U.S. English, as distinct from British English. [=the class focuses on U.S. English and not on British English] 2 : easy to see, hear, smell, feel, etc.
▪ He speaks with a distinct [=noticeable] Southern accent. ▪ There was the distinct smell of something burning. ▪ The outline became less and less distinct as the light faded. 3 : strong and definite
▪ A flight cancellation is a distinct [=real] possibility. ▪ We had the distinct impression that they were lying.
▪ There are three distinct categories/classes/groups/types. ▪ The two plants are quite distinct (from one another). ▪ Each herb has its own distinct flavor. ▪ The phrase has three distinct meanings. ▪ The class focuses on U.S. English, as distinct from British English. [=the class focuses on U.S. English and not on British English]
▪ He speaks with a distinct [=noticeable] Southern accent. ▪ There was the distinct smell of something burning. ▪ The outline became less and less distinct as the light faded.
▪ A flight cancellation is a distinct [=real] possibility. ▪ We had the distinct impression that they were lying.
— dis·tinct·ly adverb
▪ Each island has a distinctly different character. ▪ I distinctly told you not to call me. ▪ a distinctly American phenomenon [=something that happens only in America]
▪ Each island has a distinctly different character. ▪ I distinctly told you not to call me. ▪ a distinctly American phenomenon [=something that happens only in America]
— dis·tinct·ness noun [noncount]
▪ distinctness of form
▪ distinctness of form
