extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson
recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees"
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself"
concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
ready for business; "the stores are open"
not having been filled; "the job is still open"
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"
used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"
accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"
not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined"
make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
become available; "an opportunity opened up"
make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
become open; "The door opened"
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
a promise; "he gave his word"
release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion"
remove all the trees at one time; "clear-cut an acre of forest"