பொருள் : (often followed by `from') not alike. Different in nature or quality.
							எடுத்துக்காட்டு : 
							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.
							
ஒத்த சொற்கள் : distinguishable
பொருள் : Easy to perceive. Especially clearly outlined.
							எடுத்துக்காட்டு : 
							A distinct flavor.
							A distinct odor of turpentine.
							A distinct outline.
							The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
							Distinct fingerprints.
							
Not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand.
Indistinct shapes in the gloom.பொருள் : Constituting a separate entity or part.
							எடுத்துக்காட்டு : 
							A government with three discrete divisions.
							On two distinct occasions.
							
ஒத்த சொற்கள் : discrete
பொருள் : Recognizable. Marked.
							எடுத்துக்காட்டு : 
							Noticed a distinct improvement.
							At a distinct (or decided) disadvantage.
							
ஒத்த சொற்கள் : decided