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distinct (di STINGKT) (adjective)
1. Different in a way that can be seen, heard, smelled, felt, etc.; noticeably different: The class focused on U.S. English as distinct from British English.
2. Easy to see, hear, smell, feel, etc.: Latisha spoke with a distinct British accent.
3. Strong and definite: A cancellation of the flight is a distinct possibility.
4. Remarkable or unmistakable: Bianca's distinct style of dress caught the eye of the famous clothing designer.
2. Easy to see, hear, smell, feel, etc.: Latisha spoke with a distinct British accent.
3. Strong and definite: A cancellation of the flight is a distinct possibility.
4. Remarkable or unmistakable: Bianca's distinct style of dress caught the eye of the famous clothing designer.
distinctive (di STINGK tiv) (adjective)
1. Demonstrating unique characteristics or style: Dolly's accent was distinctive and unforgettable.
2. Appealing or interesting because of an unusual quality or characteristic: This store sells the most distinctive chocolates."
2. Appealing or interesting because of an unusual quality or characteristic: This store sells the most distinctive chocolates."
There is a distinct difference between the large department stores and the smaller stores that sell distinctive clothing.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group D; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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distinctive (adjective), more distinctive, most distinctive
Characteristic of something that can be set apart and be recognized as being different: Most educated people have distinctive skills that are very different from those who have not learned to enhance their knowledge and reasoning abilities.
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((Greek kharakter, Latin character: a distinctive mark or impression))
(Latin: character; Greek: kharakter; originally, "a distinctive mark, a sign, or impression"; then it came to mean "an aggregate of distinctive qualities")
(from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, Vulgar Latin -iscus, Italian -esco, and then French -esque: a suffix forming adjuectives and indicating "resemblance, style, manner, or distinctive character, etc., of")
(Greek, ismos; Latin, ismus: a suffix: belief in, practice of, condition of, process, characteristic behavior or manner, abnormal state, distinctive feature or trait)