| distinction | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. differentiation, distinction | a discrimination between things as different and distinct.; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" |
| ~ discrimination, secernment | the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished. |
| ~ contradistinction | a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast.; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting" |
| ~ dividing line, demarcation, contrast, line | a conceptual separation or distinction.; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" |
| ~ hairsplitting, word-splitting | making too fine distinctions of little importance.; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously" |
| n. (state) | 2. distinction, eminence, note, preeminence | high status importance owing to marked superiority.; "a scholar of great eminence" |
| ~ high status | a position of superior status. |
| ~ king | preeminence in a particular category or group or field.; "the lion is the king of beasts" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. distinction | a distinguishing quality.; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. distinction | a distinguishing difference.; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead" |
| ~ difference | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar.; "there are many differences between jazz and rock" |
| distinct | | |
| adj. | 1. distinct, distinguishable | (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" |
| ~ different | unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.; "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" |
| adj. | 2. 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" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "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" |
| ~ definite | precise; explicit and clearly defined.; "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" |
| ~ chiseled, well-defined | having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges.; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features" |
| ~ clean-cut, clear-cut, clear | clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible.; "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" |
| ~ crisp, sharp | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined.; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" |
| ~ crystalline | distinctly or sharply outlined.; "crystalline sharpness of outline" |
| ~ outlined, defined | showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary.; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill" |
| ~ knifelike | having a sharp or distinct edge.; "a narrow knifelike profile" |
| ~ razor-sharp | very clearly delineated.; "razor-sharp definition" |
| ~ precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited.; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
| adj. | 3. discrete, distinct | constituting a separate entity or part.; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" |
| ~ separate | independent; not united or joint.; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" |
| adj. | 4. decided, distinct | recognizable; marked.; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" |
| ~ definite | precise; explicit and clearly defined.; "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" |
| adj. | 5. clear-cut, distinct, trenchant | clearly or sharply defined to the mind.; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "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" |
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