DISTINCTION meaning: Recognition of difference or excellence

We found 30 dictionaries that define the word distinction:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

distinction: Merriam-Webster.com
distinction: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
distinction: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
distinction: Collins English Dictionary
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Distinction, distinction: Wordnik
distinction: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
distinction: Wiktionary
distinction: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
distinction: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
distinction: Infoplease Dictionary
Distinction, distinction: Dictionary.com
distinction: Online Etymology Dictionary
distinction: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Distinction (book), Distinction (law), Distinction (philosophy), Distinction (sociology), Distinction: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Distinction: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
distinction: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
distinction: Rhymezone
distinction: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
distinction: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
distinction: Free Dictionary
distinction: Mnemonic Dictionary
distinction: Dictionary/thesaurus
distinction: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

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distinction: Legal dictionary

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distinction: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
▸ noun:  The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
▸ noun:  A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
▸ noun:  (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.

Opposite:

sameness, uniformity, similarity, equivalence, conformity

Types:

honorary, medal, badge, order, title, more...

Phrases:

without distinction, class distinction, analytic synthetic distinction, analytic-synthetic distinction, counter distinction, more...

Adjectives:

clear, important, such, sharp, great, real, fundamental, further, basic, similar, crucial

Colors:

gold, silver, platinum, royal blue, burgundy, more...

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