The distinction in usage between the two words is clear.
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Distinction
//dɪˈstɪŋkʃən//
Synonyms for "distinction" (251 found)
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delicacydelicate distinctiondemarcationdeparturedescriptiondesynonymizationdeviationdifferencedifferencingdifferentiadifferentialdignitydirectnessdisaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdisconformitydiscongruitydiscordancediscrepancy
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discretenessdiscriminationdisequalizationdisjunctiondisparitydissemblancedissentdissimilaritydissimilitudedissonancedistancedistinctivenessdistinctnessdistinguishmentdivergencedivergencydiversificationdiversitydividing linedivisioneaseeclateleganceelegancyelevationesteemexaltationexcellencefamefar cryfelicitousnessfelicityfine pointfinishfittingnessflowflowing periodsfluencygapgenteelnessgentilityglorygood tastegracegracefulnessgracilitygradationgrandeurgreat honorgreatnesshairline
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hairsplittingheroismheterogeneityhigh mightinesshonorhonorable descentillustriousnessimportanceinaccordanceincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyinconsonanceindividualizationindividuationinequalityinharmoniousnessinharmonyirreconcilabilitykudos
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laurelslimpidityloftinessluciditymagnanimitymajestymarginmarkmatchingmemorabilitymeritmetaphormicroscopic distinctionmixturemodificationnamenarrow marginnaturalnessneatnessnice distinctionnicetynobilitynoble birthnoblenessnonconformitynotabilitynotenoteworthinessnuanceoddsopposingoppositionornamentothernessoutstandingnessparallelismparticle of differenceparticularizationpelluciditypersonalizationperspicuityplainnesspoint of differencepolishpreeminenceprestigeprominenceproportionproprietypurityqualityrankrefinementrelationremarkablenessrenownreputationreputerestraintroyaltysalienceseemlinesssegregationseparatenessseparationseveralizationseveranceshadeshade of differencesignificancesimilesimilitudesimplicitysmoothnessspecializationstatusstraightforwardnesssublimitysubtle distinctionsubtletysupereminencesuperioritytastetastefulnesstersenesstrichoschistismunaffectednessunconformityuniquenessunlikenessunorthodoxyvaluevariancevariationvariegationvarietywide marginworth
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70 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- διορισμός noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Arabic
1 entries- تَمْيِيْز noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
Bulgarian
4 entries- отли́чие noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
- разграниче́ние noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
- разли́чие noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- разлика noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Catalan
2 entries- distinció noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- distinció noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 分別 /分别 noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Czech
2 entries- rozdíl noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- vyznamenání noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
Dutch
2 entries- distinctie noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- onderscheiding noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Esperanto
1 entries- distingo noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Finnish
3 entries- ero noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- ero noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
- kunnia noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
French
2 entries- différence noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- distinction noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Georgian
2 entries- განსხვავება noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- სხვაობა noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
German
3 entries- Auszeichnung noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
- Distinktion noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
- Unterschied noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Greek
2 entries- διάκριση noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- διάκριση noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
Hungarian
4 entries- distinkció noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
- elkülönülés noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- kitüntetés noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
- kitűnőség noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
Japanese
2 entries- 区別 noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- 違い noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Latin
1 entries- distinctiō noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Norwegian
2 entries- distinksjon noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- forskjell noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- شان noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
Polish
3 entries- odznaczenie noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
- różnica noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- wyróżnienie noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
Portuguese
2 entries- distinção noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- distinção noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
Romanian
4 entries- deosebire noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- diferență noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- distincție noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- distingere noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Russian
4 entries- отли́чие noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- отли́чие noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
- ра́зница noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- разграниче́ние noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
Sanskrit
1 entries- विशेष noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- eadar-dhealachadh noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- eadar-dhealachadh noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
Spanish
3 entries- distinción noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- distinción noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
- prestancia noun (specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished)
Swedish
3 entries- distinktion noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- skillnad noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- åtskillnad noun (the act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination)
Tocharian B
1 entries- wakītsñe noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Turkish
3 entries- ayrım noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- fark noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- farklılık noun (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
Sample sentences
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I can make a distinction between good and bad.
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Great as is the sensuous beauty of gems, their rarity and price adds an expression of distinction to them, which they would never have if they were cheap.
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Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
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