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 |
- awkward
- bad
- boorish
- callous
- clumsy
- common
- commonplace
- dishonorable
- familiar
- hidden
- ignoble
- impolite
- inconsequential
- inconspicuous
- indecorous
- infamous
- inferior
- informal
- insignificant
- lowly
- normal
- obscure
- ordinary
- poor
- regular
- rough
- rude
- rugged
- secret
- standard
- stupid
- trivial
- typical
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- uncultured
- undignified
- unextraordinary
- unfashionable
- unfriendly
- unimportant
- unimpressive
- unknown
- unmannerly
- unnoticeable
- unpolished
- unrefined
- unremarkable
- unrespected
- unsophisticated
- usual
- vague
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
- 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
- acclaimed
- affable
- affected
- agreeable
- aristocratic
- arresting
- artificial
- august
- big name
- big-league
- bland
- bluenosed
- bodacious
- brilliant
- celebrated
- celebrious
- chivalrous
- civil
- civilized
- confined
- conspicuous
- cordial
- courteous
- courtly
- cultivated
- cultured
- decorous
- dignified
- diplomatic
- distingué
- distinguished
- elegant
- eminent
- especial
- esteemed
- eventful
- evident
- extraordinary
- famed
- fashionable
- foremost
- formal
- fulsome
- genial
- glib
- glorious
- graceful
- gracious
- grand
- grave
- great
- heavy
- high-profile
- highbrow
- highfalutin'
- highly regarded
- hollow
- honored
- illustrious
- imperial
- imperious
- imposing
- ingratiating
- intolerant
- la-di-da
- lofty
- magisterial
- magnificent
- major-league
- manifest
- mannerly
- marked
- memorable
- momentous
- name
- nameable
- nifty
- noble
- nonpareil
- notable
- noted
- noteworthy
- noticeable
- notorious
- obliging
- observable
- oily
- ostentatious
- outstanding
- peerless
- pleasant
- pleasing
- polished
- polite
- politic
- pompous
- precious
- precise
- preeminent
- pretentious
- priggish
- prim
- prim and proper
- prissy
- prominent
- pronounced
- proper
- proud
- prudish
- puritanical
- rare
- red-letter
- refined
- regal
- remarkable
- renowned
- reputable
- reserved
- respectable
- respected
- royal
- rubric
- salient
- serious
- shining
- signal
- singular
- smooth-tongued
- sociable
- soft
- soft-spoken
- solemn
- somber
- something else
- sophisticated
- special
- stately
- strait-laced
- straitlaced
- striking
- stuffy
- stylish
- superior
- talked of
- top-drawer
- uncommon
- unctuous
- unforgettable
- unusual
- upright
- urbane
- venerable
- Victorian
- well-behaved
- well-bred
- well-known
- well-mannered
- worldly
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