Distinction
WordNet
noun
(1) A distinguishing difference
"He learned the distinction between gold and lead"
(2) A distinguishing quality
"It has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
(3) A discrimination between things as different and distinct
"It is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
(4) High status importance owing to marked superiority
"A scholar of great eminence"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From distinction, from distinctionem, from distinguere ‘distinguish’.
Noun
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor.
- The state of being distinguishable.
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- A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; being distinguished.
Related terms
- distinct
- distinguish
- distinguished
- distinguishable
- distinguishness
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