All 10 Uses of
distinct
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- Her brow was clear and ample, her blue eyes cloudless, and her lips and the moulding of her face so expressive of sensibility and sweetness that none could behold her without looking on her as of a distinct species, a being heaven-sent, and bearing a celestial stamp in all her features.
p. 36.5distinct = clearly different
- When I mingled with other families I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was, and gratitude assisted the development of filial love.
p. 39.5 *distinctly = clearly
- Some miracle might have produced it, yet the stages of the discovery were distinct and probable.
p. 53.5distinct = clear (easily identified)
- I discovered more distinctly the black sides of Jura, and the bright summit of Mont Blanc.
p. 76.5distinctly = clearly
- It is with considerable difficulty that I remember the original era of my being; all the events of that period appear confused and indistinct.
p. 105.1indistinct = vaguestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indistinct means not and reverses the meaning of distinct. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- No distinct ideas occupied my mind; all was confused.
p. 106.2distinct = clear or well-defined
- My sensations had by this time become distinct, and my mind received every day additional ideas.
p. 106.8distinct = easily identifiable
- The sleep into which I now sank refreshed me; and when I awoke, I again felt as if I belonged to a race of human beings like myself, and I began to reflect upon what had passed with greater composure; yet still the words of the fiend rang in my ears like a death-knell; they appeared like a dream, yet distinct and oppressive as a reality.
p. 174.5distinct = clear
- As the images that floated before me became more distinct, I grew feverish; a darkness pressed around me; no one was near me who soothed me with the gentle voice of love; no dear hand supported me.
p. 182.9
- There were women weeping around; I hung over it and joined my sad tears to theirs; all this time no distinct idea presented itself to my mind, but my thoughts rambled to various subjects, reflecting confusedly on my misfortunes and their cause.
p. 200.8
Definition:
clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate