distinto

distinto

1. neuter of distintu

Learned borrowing from Latin distinctus.

distinto (feminine distinta, masculine plural distintos, feminine plural distintas)

1. distinct
2. different

• distintamente

• “distinto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

From Latin distīnctus, perfect passive participle of distinguō.

• IPA^(key): /disˈtin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: di‧stìn‧to

distinto (feminine distinta, masculine plural distinti, feminine plural distinte)

1. different, distinct
2. clear
3. distinguished, refined

• distinzione

distinto

1. (uncommon) synonym of chiaramente

distinto (feminine distinta, masculine plural distinti, feminine plural distinte)

1. past participle of distinguere

• distinto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• distinto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• distinto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• distìnto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• distinto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• distinto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• distincto (pre-reform spelling)

Learned borrowing from Latin distīnctus, perfect passive participle of distinguō.

• Rhymes: -ĩtu
• Hyphenation: dis‧tin‧to

distinto (feminine distinta, masculine plural distintos, feminine plural distintas)

1. distinct; different

   Synonym: diferente

   São línguas distintas. ― They are distinct languages.

   Os tigres são distintos dos leões. ― Tigers are distinct from lions.

2. distinct; separate

   Synonym: separado

   O manual vai ser lançado como livro distinto. ― The manual will be launched as a separate book.

3. distinct; clear (clearly identifiable as an individual entity)

   Synonym: claro

   A imagem do ladrão estava bem distinta no vídeo. ― The image of the thief was quite clear in the video.

4. distinguished; eminent; prestigious (well-known for past achievements)

   Synonyms: eminente, prestigioso, notável, ilustre

   O distinto cavaleiro participou da defesa da cidade. ― The distinguished knight participated in the defense of the city.

   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A escolha de Gastão [Gastão’s choice]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 116:

     Achava-o superior, correcto, distincto, de uma aristrocracia innata que a encantava.

     She found him superior, upstanding, distiguished, of an innate aristocracy that enchanted her.

5. elegant; refined

   Synonyms: elegante, refinado, polido, fino

   Mostre maneiras distintas. ― Show refined manners.

   • 2006, Norma Simões Lopes Duarte, Mulheres de um homem só, Editora AGE Ltda., →ISBN, page 36:

     Os pensamentos que fervilhavam em seus cérebros era: afinal, homens é que podiam falar palavrão e baixarias, não suas distintas esposas criadas em colégio de freiras.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:distinto.

• distinção
• distinguir

• “distinto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “distinto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “distinto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “distinto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “distinto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Latin distīnctus, perfect passive participle of distinguō.

• IPA^(key): /disˈtinto/ [d̪isˈt̪ĩn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: dis‧tin‧to

distinto (feminine distinta, masculine plural distintos, feminine plural distintas)

1. distinct
2. different

   Synonym: diferente

3. discrete

   Synonym: discreto

4. various

   Synonym: vario

• The word takes the meaning of "various" when it is plural—distintos m or distintas f— and placed before the noun, as in "las distintas interpretaciones de ellos" (their various interpretations).

• “distinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024