This may be difficult to understand, however I will try! Distinct is often used to say something has a recognizable quality. Different means that two or more things are unlike or not like each other. For example, as I am learning spanish, people would say I have a distinct accent. They would mean I have a recognizable way of pronouncing the language. Different would be used to say that two things are not like each other. So If I spoke English, and my friend spoke Spanish, we would speak different languages. You could even say that something has a distinct difference. You would mean that there is a recognizable difference between two things. Or you could say people from different regions in a country would have a distinct way of speaking. I hope that helps.

'Distinct' and 'Different are nuances of the same notion of difference. Different simply means "which are not the same". Distinct, however, refers to a sharper difference, something that is very noticeable, which stands out. When you want to emphasize the difference between two things/persons/elements, use the word "distinct" (out of the pile of various keys, there was one distinct key that served to open the door to the room) 'Distinctive' refers to features or qualities that serve to tell something apart (that bird's distinctive traits are its red feathers) A crowd may be made of people who are different, a distinct person, is one that stands out from a crowd. 'Distinguished' means having an air of dignity, manners, a noble air, ("a distinguished gentleman), eminence, or being famous ("a distinguished scholar").