distinction

n.

1. The act of distinguishing; differentiation.
2. The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference: “the crucial distinction between education and indoctrination” (A. Bartlett Giamatti). See synonyms at difference.
3. A distinguishing factor, attribute, or characteristic.
4. 1. Excellence or eminence, as of performance, character, or reputation: a diplomat of distinction.
   2. A special feature or quality conferring superiority.
5. Recognition of achievement or superiority; honor: graduated with distinction.

noun

1. The act or an instance of distinguishing: differentiation, discrimination, separation. See same/different/compare.
2. The condition of being unlike or dissimilar: difference, discrepance, discrepancy, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divarication, divergence, divergency, unlikeness. See same/different/compare.
3. A position of exalted widely recognized importance: eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See important/unimportant, knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.
4. A special feature or quality that confers superiority: beauty, excellence, merit, perfection, virtue. See good/bad.
5. Recognition of achievement or superiority or a sign of this: accolade, honor, kudos, laurel (often used in plural). See respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: prominence; achievement
Antonyms: insignificance, lowliness, mediocrity, unimportance

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IN BRIEF: n. - A distinguishing difference; A distinguishing quality; A discrimination between things as different and separate; High status importance owing to marked superiority.

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west. — Buddha 

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skelnen, forskel, distinktion, titel, særpræg, udmærkelse, fortrinlighed

idioms:

• make a distinction    holde ude fra hinanden, skelne
• make a distinction between    holde nøje adskilt

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderscheid, onderscheiding, kenmerk, uitmuntendheid, ereteken

Français (French)
n. - distinction, différence, mérite, (Univ) mention

idioms:

• make a distinction    faire la/une distinction
• make a distinction between    nuancer, faire la distinction (entre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Unterscheidungsmerkmal, Ehrenzeichen, Auszeichnung

idioms:

• make a distinction    eine Nuancierung anbringen
• make a distinction between    einen Unterschied machen zwischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αισθητή διαφορά ή αντίθεση, (τιμητική) διάκριση, τιμή, παράσημο, ευκρίνεια

idioms:

• make a distinction    κάνω το διαχωρισμό, κάνω τη διάκριση
• make a distinction between    κάνω το διαχωρισμό, κάνω τη διάκριση μεταξύ

Italiano (Italian)
distinzione, decorazione

idioms:

• draw/make a distinction    distinguere
• draw/make a distinction between    distinguere tra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - distinção (f), distintivo (m), mérito (m)

idioms:

• draw a distinction between    fazer a distinção entre
• make a distinction    dar o mérito
• make a distinction between    dar a diferença entre

Русский (Russian)
различие, отличие, знак отличия

idioms:

• draw a distinction between    проводить различие между
• make a distinction    различать
• make a distinction between    проводить различие между

Español (Spanish)
n. - distinción, honor

idioms:

• make a distinction    distinguir de
• make a distinction between    distinguir entre, discriminar entre, notar las diferencias

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - åtskillnad, särtecken, utmärkelse, personlighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
区别, 级别, 差别

idioms:

• make a distinction    区分, 分别
• make a distinction between    区别二者...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 區別, 級別, 差別

idioms:

• make a distinction    區分, 分別
• make a distinction between    區別二者...

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 차이, 특징, 탁월

idioms:

• make a distinction    차이를 만들다
• make a distinction between    ~의 사이에 구별을 짓다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 区別, 差別, 差異, 特徴, 優秀さ, 卓越, 栄誉, 相違

idioms:

• make a distinction    差別する
• make a distinction between    二者を差別する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تمييز, امتياز, اختلاف, منزله, تصنيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שוני, הבדל, הבחנה, ייחוד, הצטיינות, תואר כבוד, מוניטין‬

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