distinguished Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; distinguish; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
verb be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
distinguish; differentiate; mark.
- His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
verb make conspicuous or noteworthy
signalise; distinguish; signalize.
verb identify as in botany or biology, for example
name; describe; discover; identify; key; distinguish; key out.
adjective satellite (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
- our distinguished professor
adjective satellite used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
imposing; magisterial; grand.
- his distinguished bearing
- the monarch's imposing presence
- she reigned in magisterial beauty

Marked; special.
The most distinguished politeness. Mad. D' Arblay.
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.