'Distinction' definitions:
Definition of 'distinction'
(from WordNet)
noun
A discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" [syn: differentiation, distinction]
noun
High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence, distinction, preeminence, note]
noun
A distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
noun
A distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
Definition of 'Distinction'
From: GCIDE
- Distinction \Dis*tinc"tion\, n. [L. distinctio: cf. F. distinction.]
- 1. A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination. [1913 Webster]
- To take away therefore that error, which confusion breedeth, distinction is requisite. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real and apparent good. [1913 Webster]
- The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the inferior parts of matter. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance. [1913 Webster]
- Maids, women, wives, without distinction, fall. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction. [1913 Webster]
- Your country's own means of distinction and defense. --D. Webster.
- Syn: Difference; variation, variety; contrast; diversity; contrariety; disagreement; discrimination; preference; superiority; rank; note; eminence. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'distinction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accolade,
- account,
- alteration,
- analysis,
- anatomization,
- ancestry,
- appropriateness,
- aristocracy,
- aristocraticalness,
- atomization,
- Atticism,
- award,
- badge,
- bays,
- birth,
- blood,
- blue blood,
- celebrity,
- change,
- characterization,
- chasteness,
- chastity,
- clarity,
- classicalism,
- classicism,
- clearness,
- comeliness,
- consequence,
- conspicuousness,
- contradistinction,
- contrariety,
- contrast,
- correctness,
- credit,
- decoration,
- definition,
- delicacy,
- delicate distinction,
- demarcation,
- departure,
- description,
- desynonymization,
- deviation,
- difference,
- differencing,
- differentia,
- differential,
- differentiation,
- dignity,
- directness,
- disaccord,
- disaccordance,
- disagreement,
- disconformity,
- discongruity,
- discordance,
- discrepancy,
- discreteness,
- discrimination,
- disequalization,
- disjunction,
- disparity,
- dissemblance,
- dissent,
- dissimilarity,
- dissimilitude,
- dissonance,
- distinctiveness,
- distinctness,
- distinguishment,
- divergence,
- divergency,
- diversification,
- diversity,
- dividing line,
- division,
- ease,
- elegance,
- elegancy,
- elevation,
- eminence,
- esteem,
- exaltation,
- excellence,
- fame,
- far cry,
- felicitousness,
- felicity,
- fine point,
- finish,
- fittingness,
- flow,
- flowing periods,
- fluency,
- genteelness,
- gentility,
- glory,
- good taste,
- grace,
- gracefulness,
- gracility,
- grandeur,
- great honor,
- greatness,
- hairline,
- hairsplitting,
- heroism,
- heterogeneity,
- high mightiness,
- honor,
- honorable descent,
- illustriousness,
- importance,
- inaccordance,
- incompatibility,
- incongruity,
- inconsistency,
- inconsonance,
- individualization,
- individuation,
- inequality,
- inharmoniousness,
- inharmony,
- irreconcilability,
- kudos,
- laurels,
- limpidity,
- loftiness,
- lucidity,
- magnanimity,
- majesty,
- margin,
- mark,
- memorability,
- merit,
- microscopic distinction,
- mixture,
- modification,
- narrow margin,
- naturalness,
- neatness,
- nice distinction,
- nicety,
- nobility,
- noble birth,
- nobleness,
- nonconformity,
- notability,
- note,
- noteworthiness,
- nuance,
- odds,
- opposition,
- ornament,
- otherness,
- outstandingness,
- particle of difference,
- particularization,
- pellucidity,
- personalization,
- perspicuity,
- plainness,
- point of difference,
- polish,
- preeminence,
- prestige,
- prominence,
- propriety,
- purity,
- quality,
- rank,
- refinement,
- remarkableness,
- renown,
- reputation,
- repute,
- restraint,
- royalty,
- salience,
- seemliness,
- segregation,
- separateness,
- separation,
- severalization,
- severance,
- shade of difference,
- significance,
- simplicity,
- smoothness,
- specialization,
- straightforwardness,
- sublimity,
- subtle distinction,
- subtlety,
- supereminence,
- superiority,
- taste,
- tastefulness,
- terseness,
- trichoschistism,
- unaffectedness,
- unconformity,
- uniqueness,
- unlikeness,
- unorthodoxy,
- value,
- variance,
- variation,
- variegation,
- variety,
- wide margin,
- worth