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