"distinguished" meaning in English

See distinguished in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/ Audio: en-us-distinguished.ogg Forms: more distinguished [comparative], most distinguished [superlative]
Etymology: From distinguish + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distinguish|ed}} distinguish + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} distinguished (comparative more distinguished, superlative most distinguished)
  1. celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious Synonyms (celebrated): eminent Translations (celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious): ὑπέροχος (hupérokhos) (Ancient Greek), مميزة (Arabic), виден (viden) (Bulgarian), изтъкнат (iztǎknat) (Bulgarian), distingit (Catalan), ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ (atsilvquodi) (Cherokee), 卓著 (zhuózhù) (Chinese Mandarin), anset (Danish), fremtrædende (Danish), voortreffelijk (Dutch), eminent (Dutch), voornaam (Dutch), tunnettu (Finnish), arvostettu (Finnish), distingué (French), distinguido [masculine] (Galician), bedeutend (German), hervorragend (German), emerito [masculine] (Italian), distinto [masculine] (Italian), 非凡な (hibon na) (Japanese), 特異な (tokui na) (Japanese), 傑出した (kesshutsu shita) (Japanese), ēgregius (Latin), amplus (Latin), notātus (Latin), വിശിഷ്ട (viśiṣṭa) (Malayalam), taiea (Maori), kairangatira (Maori), ahurei (Maori), matararahi (Maori), amaru (Maori), wybitny (Polish), distinto [masculine] (Portuguese), distinct [masculine] (Romanian), ви́дный (vídnyj) (Russian), выдаю́щийся (vydajúščijsja) (Russian), имени́тый (imenítyj) (Russian), प्रभव (prabhava) (Sanskrit), cliùiteach (Scottish Gaelic), distinguido (Spanish), ṣotarye (Tocharian B)
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  2. Having a dignified appearance or demeanor Synonyms (dignified appearance): grand, imposing, sophisticated Translations (having a dignified appearance or demeanor): distingit (Catalan), distingveret (Danish), kunnianarvoisa (Finnish), distingué (French), vornehm (German), distinguiert (German), amaru (Maori), taiea (Maori), fornem (Norwegian Bokmål), dystyngowany (Polish), distinct [masculine] (Romanian), distinguido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-distinguished-en-adj-QOO9bh8j Disambiguation of 'dignified appearance': 3 90 7 Disambiguation of 'having a dignified appearance or demeanor': 1 97 2
  3. (mathematics) Specified, noted. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: specified, noted): erikois- (Finnish), distinto [masculine] (Italian), wyróżniony (Polish), за́данный (zádannyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-distinguished-en-adj-n9~qNm4f Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: specified, noted': 5 2 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: exceptional, remarkable, also: Thesaurus:famous, notable Derived forms: distinguishedly, distinguishedness, distinguished open set, distinguished professor, indistinguished, undistinguished

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/ Audio: en-us-distinguished.ogg
Etymology: From distinguish + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distinguish|ed}} distinguish + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} distinguished
  1. simple past and past participle of distinguish Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: distinguish
    Sense id: en-distinguished-en-verb-HrIrNft8
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          "word": "ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ"
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          "word": "ви́дный"
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          "roman": "vydajúščijsja",
          "sense": "celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious",
          "word": "выдаю́щийся"
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          "roman": "imenítyj",
          "sense": "celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious",
          "word": "имени́тый"
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          "word": "cliùiteach"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "distinguish",
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  "etymology_text": "From distinguish + -ed.",
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  "hyphenation": [
    "dis‧tin‧guished"
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        "simple past and past participle of distinguish"
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    },
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}

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