Synonyms of the word

distinction

• n. That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided;…
• n. The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
• n. Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour,…

difference

• n. (uncountable) The quality of being different.
• n. (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
• n. (countable) A disagreement or argument.
• n. (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
• n. (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
• n. (obsolete) Choice; preference.
• n. (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be…
• n. (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
• v. (transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.

differentiation

• n. The act of differentiating.
• n. The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact…
• n. The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when…
• n. (geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
• n. (calculus) The process of determining the derived function of a function.

discrimination

• n. Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between…
• n. The act of recognizing the 'good' and 'bad' in situations and choosing good.
• n. The setting apart of a person or group of people in a negative way, as in being discriminated against.
• n. (sometimes discrimination against) Distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage;…
• n. The quality of being discriminating, acute discernment, specifically in a learning situation; as to show…
• n. That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.

eminence

• n. Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
• n. The quality or state of being eminent.
• n. Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
• n. (geology) An elevated land area or a hill.
• n. (anatomy) A protuberance.
• n. (uncountable) A dark purple color.

note

• n. (heading) A symbol or annotation.
• n. (heading) A written or printed communication or commitment.
• n. (music, heading) A sound.
• n. (uncountable) Observation; notice; heed.
• n. (uncountable) Reputation; distinction.
• n. (obsolete) Notification; information; intelligence.
• n. (obsolete) Mark of disgrace.
• v. (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
• v. (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
• v. (transitive) To denote; to designate.
• v. (transitive) To annotate.
• v. (transitive) To set down in musical characters.
• v. (transitive) To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of…
• n. (uncountable, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) That which is needed or necessary;…
• n. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland) The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period…

preeminence

• n. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
• n. High importance; superiority.

quality

• n. (uncountable) Level of excellence.
• n. (countable) A property or an attribute that differentiates a thing or person.
• n. (archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.).
• n. (uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed…
• n. (thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total…
• n. (emergency medicine, countable) The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI…
• adj. Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.

secernment

• n. (physiology) The act or process of secreting.