Antonyms for distingué

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dis-tang-gey, dih-stang-gey; French dee-stan-gey

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs tæŋˈgeɪ, dɪˈstæŋ geɪ; French di stɛ̃ˈgeɪ

Definition of distingué

Origin : "having an air of distinction," 1813 (in Byron), from French distingué, literally "distinguished," past participle of distinguer (see distinguish). The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray facesWith distingué tracesThat used to be there -- You could see where they'd been washed awayBy too many through the dayTwelve o'clock tales.
["Lush Life," Billy Strayhorn, age 17]

As in notable : adj important; famous
As in suave : adj charming, smooth
As in old-maidish : adj genteel
As in dignified : adj honorable
As in distinguished : adj famous, outstanding
As in genteel : adj sophisticated, cultured

Example sentences :

The most distingue of these I recognized immediately as the—.
Extract from : « Pelham, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

That question is in my exercise, to be said of a man who is 'beau, joli, distingue.'
Extract from : « Monsieur de Camors, Complete » by Octave Feuillet

You must consider the circumstances, and bear in mind Seldens maxim, Distingue Tempora.
Extract from : « The Confessions of a Collector » by William Carew Hazlitt

He had at that time an affair with a Dutch woman, who had been handsome and distingue—she was pitifully his slave.
Extract from : « Confessions of an Opera Singer » by Kathleen Howard

Blissful, unquestionably—we know that well enough—but would it be 'distingue,' would it be 'recherche' without him?
Extract from : « The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

La seule vertu distingue les hommes, ds qu'ils sont morts—By their virtues alone are men distinguished after they are dead.
Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood

He was so distingue, carried himself so loftily, and yet was so gallantly condescending, and so inimitably fascinating.
Extract from : « The Fatal Glove » by Clara Augusta Jones Trask

But is his ordinary self in every other respect; as proud of bearing, as self-possessed, as handsome, and distingue as ever.
Extract from : « The Diamond Coterie » by Lawrence L. Lynch

I am not in a dche, however; distingue—I would fain distinguish; I am rather a swell, but not solvent.
Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson

If she is so distingue in rather less than ordinary dress, what would she be in a Parisian costume?
Extract from : « Music-Study in Germany » by Amy Fay

Synonyms for distingué

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