distinction
1.
(
noun
) a distinguishing difference: "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
Related Words:
difference
2.
(
noun
) a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
Related Words:
quality
3.
(
noun
) a discrimination made between things as different; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
Synonyms:
differentiation
Related Words:
contradistinction
,
contrast
,
demarcation
,
discrimination
,
dividing line
,
hairsplitting
,
line
,
word-splitting
4.
(
noun
) high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
Synonyms:
eminence
,
note
,
preeminence
Related Words:
high status
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