Verb. (Synonyms. separate know apart differentiate tell individualise secern individualize compare stratify dissociate severalize know contradistinguish identify demarcate discriminate secernate tell apart contrast place decouple severalise sex single out label.
1 : the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference without distinction as to race, sex, or religion also : the difference distinguished the distinction between imply and infer.
A distinction; observation of difference.
Transitive verb. 1 : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate so alike they could not be distinguished. 2a : to mark as separate or different a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates.
Verb (used with object) to perceive clearly by sight or other sense; discern; recognize: He could not distinguish many of the words. to set apart as different; be a distinctive characteristic of; characterize: It is his Italian accent that distinguishes him.
Distinction. That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination. The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
Adjective. made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous: a distinguished scholar. having an air of distinction, dignity, or eminence: a distinguished old gentleman.
Adjective. made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous: a distinguished scholar. having an air of distinction, dignity, or eminence: a distinguished old gentleman.
Difference, differentiate, discern, discriminate, secern, separate.