Definitions for: Distinguished


[adj] set apart from other such things
[adj] 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"
[adj] (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"



Webster (1913) Definition: Dis*tin"guished, a.
1. Marked; special.

The most distinguished politeness. --Mad. D'
Arblay.

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.

Synonyms: differentiated, dignified, eminent, great, important, imposing, magisterial, of import

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