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[ adjective ] (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
Examples "our distinguished professor" "an eminent scholar" "a great statesman" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)In_spite_of this , many universities offer adequate and even distinguished courses in the subject . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
Synonyms Examples "his distinguished bearing" "the monarch's imposing presence" "she reigned in magisterial beauty" Used in print ("Editorials"...)The removal of Stalin 's body from the mausoleum he shared with Lenin to less distinguished quarters in the Kremlin wall is not unprecedented in history . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)For it is such a distinguished place , with such fine works_of_art and such a big library , that there can be little doubt but that the owner has become depraved by all this culture . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] set apart from other such things
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