distinct - distinctive - distinguished

distinct - distinctive - distinguished
'distinct'
If one thing is distinct from another, there is an important difference between them.

Our interests were quite distinct from those of the workers.

...a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech.

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You describe something as distinct when it is clear and definite.

I have the distinct feeling that my friend did not realize what was happening.

A distinct improvement had come about in their social outlook.

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'distinctive'
You use distinctive to describe things which have a special quality that makes them easy to recognize.

Irene had a very distinctive voice.

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'distinguished'
A distinguished person is very successful, famous, or important.

His grandfather had been a distinguished professor at the University.

...rushing to meet the distinguished visitors.

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  • distinctive, distinct, distinguished — These words are related but not interchangeable in meaning. Distinctive means characteristic, individual, set apart : the distinctive roar of a lion. Distinct means clear, plain, definite, unmistakable in its identity : Oxygen has properties… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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  • distinct — Synonyms and related words: absolute, apart, apparent, articulate, assorted, asunder, at odds, at variance, audible, bipartite, categorical, certain, clean cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear cut, coherent, concrete, connected,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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