Distinguished

//dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of distinguish form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious

    "The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians."

  2. 2
    Having a dignified appearance or demeanor

    "Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one."

  3. 3
    Specified, noted.

    "Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p."

Adjective
  1. 1
    used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person wordnet
  2. 2
    (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
dignifiedeminentexceptionalremarkablea cut aboveabove

Example

More examples

"The rest of the show was not particularly distinguished."

Etymology

From distinguish + -ed.

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