Distinction

Noun

 * 1) That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
 * 2) The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination
 * 3) specifically, a feature that that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or  excellence; being distinguished.
 * 1) specifically, a feature that that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or  excellence; being distinguished.
 * 1) specifically, a feature that that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or  excellence; being distinguished.

Adjectives for Distinction
striking;  pedantic;   arresting;   moral; sweeping; manifest; artificial; crude; material; considerable; supreme; theoretical; grave; philosophic; fundamental; military superfluous; arbitrary; ethical; social; exclusive;   unreal;  cruel;   topographical; solid; trade; unusual; ancient; perceptible; unhappy; obvious; immediate; dubious; essential; man-made; additional; unique; sage; minor; threefold; nervous; racial; deep; literary; ephemeral; financial; singular; subtle; natural; sole; invidious; repugnant; family; color; worldly; coveted; grand; preeminent; unenviable; individual; popular; groundless; slender; fleeting fanciful; frivolous; honorable; constitutional; sensible; moral; race; artistic; broad; innate; particular; careless; visible; inglorious.

Verbs for Distinction
achieve—; attain—; blur—; carry—; convey—; discern—; draw—; earn—; enhance—; grant—; hunger for—; level—; maintain—; obliterate—; obtain—; perceive—; perpetuate—; recognize—; reduce—; sense—; serve with—; trace—; uphold—; warrant—; yearn for—; yield—.

Synonyms for Distinction
eminence, superiority, note, rank, elevation, separation, discrimination, discernment, difference, penetration, acuteness, acumen,judgment, clearness.

Antonyms for Distinction
mediocrity, sameness, meekness, inferiority, humility, lowliness, abjectness, amalgamation, indifference, mixture, combination.

Derived terms

 * contradistinction
 * distinction without a difference

Related terms

 * distinct
 * distinguish
 * distinguished
 * distinguishable
 * distinguishness

Thesaurus
Atticism, accolade, account, alteration, analysis, anatomization, ancestry, appropriateness, aristocracy, aristocraticalness, atomization, award, badge, bays, birth, blood, blue blood, celebrity, change, characterization, chasteness, chastity, clarity, classicalism, classicism, clearness, comeliness, consequence, conspicuousness, contradistinction, contrariety, contrast, correctness, credit, decoration, definition, delicacy, delicate distinction, demarcation, departure, description, desynonymization, deviation, difference, differencing, differentia, differential, differentiation, dignity, directness, disaccord, disaccordance, disagreement, disconformity, discongruity, discordance, discrepancy, discreteness, discrimination, disequalization, disjunction, disparity, dissemblance, dissent, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, dissonance, distinctiveness, distinctness, distinguishment, divergence, divergency, diversification, diversity, dividing line, division, ease, elegance, elegancy, elevation, eminence, esteem, exaltation, excellence, fame, far cry, felicitousness, felicity, fine point, finish, fittingness, flow, flowing periods, fluency, genteelness, gentility, glory, good taste, grace, gracefulness, gracility, grandeur, great honor, greatness, hairline, hairsplitting, heroism, heterogeneity, high mightiness, honor, honorable descent, illustriousness, importance, inaccordance, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, individualization, individuation, inequality, inharmoniousness, inharmony, irreconcilability, kudos, laurels, limpidity, loftiness, lucidity, magnanimity, majesty, margin, mark, memorability, merit, microscopic distinction, mixture, modification, narrow margin, naturalness, neatness, nice distinction, nicety, nobility, noble birth, nobleness, nonconformity, notability, note, noteworthiness, nuance, odds, opposition, ornament, otherness, outstandingness, particle of difference, particularization, pellucidity, personalization, perspicuity, plainness, point of difference, polish, preeminence, prestige, prominence, propriety, purity, quality, rank, refinement, remarkableness, renown, reputation, repute, restraint, royalty, salience, seemliness, segregation, separateness, separation, severalization, severance, shade of difference, significance, simplicity, smoothness, specialization, straightforwardness, sublimity, subtle distinction, subtlety, supereminence, superiority, taste, tastefulness, terseness, trichoschistism, unaffectedness, unconformity, uniqueness, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, value, variance, variation, variegation, variety, wide margin, worth

Etymology
From (12th century) distinction: <  accusative distinctionem:, action noun of distinguo:. Used in English from the late 14th century.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech: rozdíl
 * Esperanto:
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: distincție, deosebire, diferență, distingere


 * Norwegian:


 * Romanian: distingibilitate


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: vyznamenání
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Portuguese:

Etymology
Old French distinction (attested in the 12th century), from the  accusative distinctionem:, the action noun of distinguere:.

Noun

 * 1) distinction (difference, honour)