Distinctive means standing out from the rest. eg The parrot has distinctive feathers The Grand Canyon is a distinctive geological feature. The Queen has a distinctive voice. He had a distinctive career.
The Tiger has a distinct pattern.
The prefix 'in' negates the word distinct.
A word is a single, distinct, meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
You just did. However, there is a distinction between your usage of the word and my usage in this sentence. The distinction should be noted in the way in which I make my usage of the word distinct from your usage. My sentence distinctly uses the word 'distinction' in order to distinguish or contrast it from the way it was used in your sentence, thus defining the manner in which the word is used.
Indistinct does not have a root noun because the word distinct is an adjective. However, the word distinct can be used as a noun by adding the suffix -ness to form the word distinctness.
I am certain that I heard your distinct quack.
Every hospital should have a morgue. The morgue has a distinct odor.
that animal is distinct.
The Tiger has a distinct pattern.
I can hear a distinct British accent when you speak.
The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
When the road turned and I did not, I drove right into the thickets! You can see three distinct thickets over there in that valley.
non-distinct:)
The prefix 'in' negates the word distinct.
A word is a single, distinct, meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
You just did. However, there is a distinction between your usage of the word and my usage in this sentence. The distinction should be noted in the way in which I make my usage of the word distinct from your usage. My sentence distinctly uses the word 'distinction' in order to distinguish or contrast it from the way it was used in your sentence, thus defining the manner in which the word is used.
The suffix that can be added to the word distinct is -ion, to form the word distinction.