B2adjectiveacademic
US/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
UK/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly different or separate from something else; also easy to notice
In context
People from the north and the south of Vietnam have distinct accents.
The study found two distinct groups of online shoppers.
There is a distinct smell of fish sauce in the kitchen.
Words that go with distinct
adjective + preposition
- distinct fromLanguage is distinct from dialect in several ways.
adverb + adjective
- quite distinctThe two problems are quite distinct.
- clearly distinctEach region has a clearly distinct culture.
adjective + noun
- distinct possibilityThere's a distinct possibility that the flight will be late.
- distinct advantageSpeaking two languages gives you a distinct advantage.
- distinct groupsThe animals form three distinct groups.