Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, v. t.
   To distinguish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.

Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere:
   cf. F. distinct. See {Distinguish}.]
   1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by
      a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.]

            Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet
            distinct by name.                     --Milton.

   2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]

            The which [place] was dight With divers flowers
            distinct with rare delight.           --Spenser.

Source : WordNet®

distinct
     adj 1: 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" [ant: {indistinct}]
     2: (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"
        [syn: {distinguishable}]
     3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with
        three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
        [syn: {discrete}]
     4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at
        a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: {decided}]
     5: 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" [syn: {clear-cut}, {trenchant}]