Distinct vs. Unique

By Jaxson

  • Distinct (adjective)

    Capable of being perceived very clearly.

    “Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.”

  • Distinct (adjective)

    Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being “from”).

    “Horses are distinct from zebras.”

  • Distinct (adjective)

    Noticeably different from others; distinctive.

    “Olga’s voice is quite distinct because of her accent.”

  • Distinct (adjective)

    Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.

  • Distinct (adjective)

    Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.

  • Distinct (adjective)

    Marked; variegated.

  • Unique (adjective)

    Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.

    “Every person has a unique life, therefore every person has a unique journey. ― Gary Cook”

    “one of a kind|sui generis|singular”

  • Unique (adjective)

    Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.

  • Unique (adjective)

    Particular, characteristic.

  • Unique (adjective)

    Of a rare quality, unusual.

  • Unique (noun)

    A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled.

Wiktionary
  • Distinct (adjective)

    recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type

    “there are two distinct types of sickle cell disease”

    “the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing”

  • Distinct (adjective)

    physically separate

    “the gallery is divided into five distinct spaces”

  • Distinct (adjective)

    readily distinguishable by the senses

    “a distinct smell of nicotine”

  • Distinct (adjective)

    (used for emphasis) so clearly apparent to the mind as to be unmistakable; definite

    “he got the distinct impression that Melissa wasn’t best pleased”

  • Unique (adjective)

    being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else

    “the situation was unique in British politics”

    “original and unique designs”

  • Unique (adjective)

    belonging or connected to (one particular person, place, or thing)

    “a style of architecture that is unique to Portugal”

  • Unique (adjective)

    particularly remarkable, special, or unusual

    “a unique opportunity to see the spectacular Bolshoi Ballet”

  • Unique (noun)

    a unique person or thing

    “some of Lamb’s writings were so memorably beautiful as to be uniques in their class”

Oxford Dictionary

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