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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | distinctus, past participle of distinguere; DISTINGUISH |
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dis‧tinct W3
1 clearly different or belonging to a different type :
2 used to make it clear that you are not referring to a particular kind of thing, but to something else : 
a movie star, as distinct from an actor
as distinct from something
a movie star, as distinct from an actor3 something that is distinct can clearly be seen, heard, smelled etc : The outline of the ship became more distinct.
The outline of the ship became more distinct.4 [only before noun] a distinct possibility, feeling, quality etc definitely exists and cannot be ignored :
