Definition of Distinguished

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Definition of Distinguished
	Distinguished of Distinguish Marked; special. Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and deeds. Related Definitions: And, Applied, By, Difference, Distinct, Distinguish, Eminent, From, Having, Illustrious, Indicating, Known, Marked, Of, Or, Separated, Special, Superiority, To

Distinguished Quotations

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.
George Washington

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated.
Henry David Thoreau

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
Ambrose Bierce

Apparently the new high-tech Star Wars toys will be in stores any day now. The toys can talk and are interactive, so they can be easily distinguished from Star Wars fans.
Conan O'Brien

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.
Benjamin Disraeli

I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.
Vladimir Nabokov

A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it.
Herbert Spencer

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it.
Joseph Addison

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur C. Clarke

Distinguished Translations

distinguished in German is ausgezeichnet, Unterschied
distinguished in Italian is esimio, differenza
distinguished in Latin is precipuus
distinguished in Norwegian is anerkjent, fornem
distinguished in Spanish is distinguido

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