# distinguished

Pronunciation: say "di-STING-gwisht" /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/

## Adjective

1. Widely admired and respected as a result of notable past achievements.
   - Simple: Famous and respected because of great work done in the past.
   - _The medal honors a distinguished career in public service._
   - _He retired as one of the firm's most distinguished engineers._
2. Having a dignified appearance or manner that commands respect.
   - Simple: Having a calm, serious look that makes people respect you.
   - _The actor was cast for his distinguished bearing and silver hair._
   - _She cut a distinguished figure as she entered the gala._
4. Singled out and specified as a particular element, point, or object within a mathematical or scientific structure.
   - Simple: Picked out and marked as a special one in a math or science problem.
   - _Every pointed space carries a distinguished point called the basepoint._
   - _The argument relies on a distinguished element of the group._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of distinguish. — simple past and past participle of distinguish
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of distinguish. Use this form when telling things apart happened earlier.
   - _Critics distinguished her early work from her later style._
   - _The jury distinguished genuine evidence from mere rumor._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "distinguish" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/distinguished (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).