'Distinguished' definitions:
Definition of 'distinguished'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"
adjective
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn: distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial]
Definition of 'Distinguished'
From: GCIDE
- Distinguished \Dis*tin"guished\, a.
- 1. Marked; special. [1913 Webster]
- The most distinguished politeness. --Mad. D' Arblay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and deeds.
- Syn: Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous; celebrated; transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary; prominent. -- Distinguished, Eminent, Conspicuous, Celebrated, Illustrious. A man is eminent, when he stands high as compared with those around him; conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen and observed; distinguished, when he has something which makes him stand apart from others in the public view; celebrated, when he is widely spoken of with honor and respect; illustrious, when a splendor is thrown around him which confers the highest dignity. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Distinguished'
From: GCIDE
- Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distinguished; p. pr. & vb. n. Distinguishing.] [F. distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- = dis- + stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf. Extinguish.]
- 1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic. [1913 Webster]
- Not more distinguished by her purple vest, Than by the charming features of her face. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the eglantine. --Nares. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low. [1913 Webster]
- Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into those that belong to the heavens, and those that belong to the earth. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum. [1913 Webster]
- We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as well as truth from falsehood. --Watts. [1913 Webster]
- Nor more can you distinguish of a man, Than of his outward show. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ. [1913 Webster]
- Who distinguisheth thee? --1 Cor. iv.
- 7. (Douay version). [1913 Webster]
- 5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for."To distinguish themselves by means never tried before." --Johnson.
- Syn: To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize; discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'distinguished'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cut above,
- above,
- absolute,
- acclaimed,
- ahead,
- appropriate,
- aristocratic,
- ascendant,
- assorted,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- august,
- better,
- capping,
- celebrated,
- certain,
- characteristic,
- chosen,
- concrete,
- conspicuous,
- contrary,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- courtly,
- crowned with laurel,
- defined,
- definite,
- departing,
- detailed,
- determinate,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- different,
- differentiated,
- differing,
- dignified,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeing,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- discrete,
- discriminated,
- disjoined,
- disparate,
- dissimilar,
- dissonant,
- distinct,
- distinctive,
- distingue,
- divergent,
- diverging,
- divers,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- eclipsing,
- elevated,
- eminent,
- esoteric,
- especial,
- esteemed,
- estimable,
- exalted,
- exceeding,
- excellent,
- excelling,
- exceptional,
- express,
- extraordinary,
- fabled,
- famed,
- famous,
- far-famed,
- far-heard,
- finer,
- fixed,
- glorious,
- godlike,
- grand,
- great,
- greater,
- heroic,
- heterogeneous,
- high,
- higher,
- honorable,
- honored,
- idiocratic,
- idiosyncratic,
- illustrious,
- imposing,
- in ascendancy,
- in character,
- in disagreement,
- in the ascendant,
- inaccordant,
- incompatible,
- incongruous,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- individual,
- inharmonious,
- inner,
- intimate,
- intrinsic,
- irreconcilable,
- lauded,
- laureate,
- legendary,
- lofty,
- magnanimous,
- magnificent,
- majestic,
- major,
- many,
- marked,
- memorable,
- minute,
- motley,
- much acclaimed,
- multifarious,
- mythical,
- noble,
- notable,
- noted,
- noteworthy,
- notorious,
- of choice,
- of mark,
- of note,
- one up on,
- outstanding,
- over,
- particular,
- peculiar,
- personal,
- poles apart,
- poles asunder,
- popular,
- precise,
- prestigious,
- private,
- prominent,
- proper,
- quintessential,
- rare,
- regal,
- remarkable,
- rememberable,
- renowned,
- reputable,
- respected,
- respective,
- rivaling,
- royal,
- salient,
- separate,
- separated,
- several,
- signal,
- single,
- singular,
- soaring,
- solipsistic,
- special,
- specific,
- stately,
- striking,
- sublime,
- super,
- superb,
- superior,
- surpassing,
- talked-about,
- talked-of,
- telling,
- topping,
- towering,
- transcendent,
- transcendental,
- transcending,
- true to form,
- unconformable,
- unequal,
- unforgettable,
- unique,
- unlike,
- upper,
- variant,
- varied,
- variegated,
- various,
- varying,
- well-known,
- widely apart,
- worlds apart
Words containing 'Distinguished'
- Distinguish,
- Distinguishable,
- Distinguishableness,
- Distinguishably,
- Distinguishedly,
- Distinguisher,
- Distinguishing,
- Distinguishingly,
- Distinguishment,
- Distinguishing pennant,
- distinguishing characteristic,
- distinguished conduct medal,
- distinguished flying cross,
- distinguished service cross,
- distinguished service medal,
- distinguished service order