distinguished

English

Etymology

From distinguish +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧tin‧guished

Adjective

distinguished (comparative more distinguished, superlative most distinguished)

1. celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious

   The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.

2. Having a dignified appearance or demeanor

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

3. (mathematics) Specified, noted.

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

Synonyms

• (celebrated): eminent, exceptional, remarkable; see also: Thesaurus:famous or Thesaurus:notable
• (dignified appearance): grand, imposing, sophisticated

Antonyms

• mediocre

Derived terms

• distinguished professor

Translations

celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious

• Arabic: مميزة
• Bulgarian: виден (bg) (viden), изтъкнат (bg) (iztǎknat)
• Catalan: distingit (ca)
• Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ (atsilvquodi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卓著 (zh) (zhuózhù)

• Danish: anset, fremtrædende
• Dutch: voortreffelijk (nl), eminent (nl), voornaam (nl)
• Finnish: tunnettu (fi), arvostettu (fi)
• French: distingué (fr)
• Galician: distinguido m
• German: bedeutend (de), hervorragend (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ὑπέροχος (hupérokhos)

• Italian: emerito (it) m, distinto (it) m
• Japanese: 非凡な (ja) (hibon na), 特異な (ja) (tokui na), 傑出した (ja) (kesshutsu shita)
• Latin: ēgregius, amplus (la), notātus (la)
• Malayalam: വിശിഷ്ട (ml) (viśiṣṭa)
• Maori: taiea, kairangatira, ahurei, matararahi, amaru
• Polish: wybitny (pl)
• Portuguese: distinto (pt) m
• Romanian: distinct (ro) m
• Russian: ви́дный (ru) (vídnyj), выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja), имени́тый (ru) (imenítyj)
• Sanskrit: प्रभव (sa) (prabhava)
• Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach
• Spanish: distinguido (es)
• Tocharian B: ṣotarye

having a dignified appearance or demeanor

• Catalan: distingit (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: distingveret
• Finnish: kunnianarvoisa
• French: distingué (fr)
• German: vornehm (de), distinguiert (de)
• Maori: amaru, taiea
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fornem (no)

• Polish: dystyngowany (pl)
• Romanian: distinct (ro) m
• Spanish: distinguido (es)

mathematics: specified, noted

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: erikois-
• Italian: distinto (it) m
• Polish: wyróżniony
• Russian: за́данный (ru) (zádannyj)

Verb

distinguished

1. simple past and past participle of distinguish