Distinct

a. [Lat. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere; Fr. distinct, It. & Sp. distinto. See DISTINGUISH.] 1. Having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign, or by a note or mark. For no place Is yet distinct by name. Milton. 2. Spotted; variegated; marked. The which was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare delight. Spenser. 3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise. The two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct. Clarendon. 4. Not identical; different; individual. To offend and judge are distinct offices. Shak. 5. So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect. Two objects in view which ought to be kept distinct. Macaulay. Syn.—Separate; different; clear; plain; obvious.