Synonyms: 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
Similar words: clear
Definition: readily apparent to the mind
Usage: a clear and present danger; a clear explanation; a clear case of murder; a clear indication that she was angry; gave us a clear idea of human nature
Definition: recognizable; marked
Usage: noticed a distinct improvement; at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
Similar words: definite
Definition: precise; explicit and clearly defined
Usage: I want a definite answer; a definite statement of the terms of the will; a definite amount; definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol; the wedding date is now definite; a definite drop in attendance
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: chiseled, well-defined
Definition: having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
Usage: a finely chiseled nose; well-defined features
Similar words: clean-cut, clear, clear-cut
Definition: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
Usage: as clear as a whistle; clear footprints in the snow; the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather; a spire clean-cut against the sky; a clear-cut pattern
Definition: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
Usage: a sharp photographic image; the sharp crack of a twig; the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot
Similar words: crystalline
Definition: distinctly or sharply outlined
Usage: crystalline sharpness of outline- John Buchan
Similar words: defined, outlined
Definition: showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
Usage: hills defined against the evening sky; the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill
Similar words: knifelike
Definition: having a sharp or distinct edge
Usage: a narrow knifelike profile
Similar words: razor-sharp
Definition: very clearly delineated
Usage: razor-sharp definition
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: different
Definition: unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
Usage: took different approaches to the problem; came to a different conclusion; different parts of the country; on different sides of the issue; this meeting was different from the earlier one
Definition: constituting a separate entity or part
Usage: a government with three discrete divisions; on two distinct occasions
Similar words: separate
Definition: independent; not united or joint
Usage: a problem consisting of two separate issues; they went their separate ways; formed a separate church