[dɪˈstɪŋ(k)t], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
(e.g: the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing)

- readily distinguishable by the senses
(e.g: a distinct smell of nicotine)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘differentiated’): from Latin distinctus ‘separated, distinguished’, from the verb distinguere (see distinguish)