Distinct - English meaning

adjective

Clearly visible or understood; obvious.

Usage examples:

For no apparent reason she laughed

adjective

Able to be seen or understood

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] it was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer look after himself.…

adjective

Seeming to exist or be true

Usage examples:

There are one or two apparent discrepancies between the two reports., she has this apparent innocen…

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

adjective

Not having any characteristics that would cause doubt or uncertainty

Usage examples:

It was a clear-cut case of fraud.

adjective

(of a quality) definite; unquestionable.

Usage examples:

The sunshine is a decided improvement

verb

Come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.

Usage examples:

She decided that she liked him

adjective

Clear; certain

Usage examples:

There’s been a decided improvement in subway service., he was decidedly careful about what he told …

adjective

Clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.

Usage examples:

We had no definite plans

adjective

Fixed, certain, or clear

Usage examples:

We haven’t picked a definite date, but it will probably be in june.

noun

Something that is certain to happen

Usage examples:

Let's make the 9th a definite - we'll have dinner and then go to the movies., definite for she's a …

adjective

Clearly seen or understood; obvious.

Usage examples:

She ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment

adjective

Easily seen or understood; obvious

Usage examples:

It quickly became evident that someone had broken in., twain’s interest in adam is evident in all h…

adjective

Easily seen or understood

Usage examples:

The full extent of the damage only became evident the following morning., from the smell it was evi…

adjective

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

Usage examples:

Her manifest charm and proven ability

verb

Show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Usage examples:

Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression

noun

A document listing a ship's contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.

Usage examples:

If you're a customs inspector at a port of entry you can send photos of cargos and manifests back t…

adjective

Having a visible mark or marking.

Usage examples:

A houseplant with beautifully marked, dark green leaves

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

adjective

Obvious or noticeable

Usage examples:

There was a marked improvement in my health when i started exercising., eyewitness accounts differe…

adjective

Easily seen or noticed; clear or apparent.

Usage examples:

A noticeable increase in staff motivation

adjective

Easy to see or recognize

Usage examples:

There’s a noticeable improvement in your grades., it’s gotten noticeably colder this week.

adjective

Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.

Usage examples:

Unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession

adjective

Easily seen, recognized, or understood

Usage examples:

An obvious solution, for obvious reasons, he needs to find work soon.

adjective

(especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.

Usage examples:

A perceptible decline in public confidence

adjective

That can be seen, heard, felt, tasted, smelled, or noticed

Usage examples:

His pulse was barely perceptible (= difficult to feel) upon arrival at the hospital.

adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Usage examples:

Good plain food

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Usage examples:

The coastal plain

adjective

Able to be recognized or identified from previous encounters or knowledge.

Usage examples:

There was no recognizable photograph of him

adjective

Familiar because of having been seen or experienced before

Usage examples:

The cartoon character was instantly recognizable to millions of children.

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Not able to be mistaken for anything else; very distinctive.

Usage examples:

The unmistakable sound of his laughter

adjective

Not likely to be confused with something else; clearly recognized

Usage examples:

There was an unmistakable smell of chocolate.

adjective

Able to be seen.

Usage examples:

The church spire is visible from miles away

noun

Visible imports or exports.

Usage examples:

Half british exports (visibles and invisibles) are directed outside the eu and the financial relati…