Definition of distinct

• easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
• (often followed by `from) not alike; different in nature or quality; "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"
• constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"