Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distinguished

/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tin-guished
IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Celebrated, well-known or eminent because of achievements or rank; prestigious.

adj

Having a dignified appearance or demeanor.

adj

Specified, noted.

verb

simple past and past participle of distinguish

Example Sentences

"The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians."
"Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one."
"Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p."

Etymology

From distinguish + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more distinguished (comparative) most distinguished (superlative)

Derived Forms

distinguishedly distinguishedness indistinguished undistinguished

Phrases

distinguished open set distinguished professor

Synonyms

eminent exceptional remarkable bait fabled famed famous famoused iconic irrecondite known legendary

Antonyms

despised disrespected mediocre

Rhymes With

extinguished undistinguished

Questions

How do you pronounce distinguished?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/.
What does distinguished mean?: Celebrated, well-known or eminent because of achievements or rank; prestigious.
Where does distinguished come from?: From distinguish + -ed.

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