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- Dictionarydistinguishing/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. characteristic of one thing or person, so serving to identify it; distinctive: "a house with no distinguishing features"
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DISTINGUISHING definition: 1. A distinguishing mark or feature is one that makes someone or something different from similar…. Learn more.
1. : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate. so alike they could not be distinguished. 2. a. : to mark as separate or different. a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates. b. : to separate into kinds, classes, or categories. distinguish words by their part of speech. c.
to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another: distinguish betweenHe's colour-blind and can't distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily. distinguish someone/something from someone/somethingI sometimes have difficulty distinguishing Spanish from Portuguese.
to set apart as different; be a distinctive characteristic of; characterize: It is his Italian accent that distinguishes him. to make prominent, conspicuous, or eminent: to distinguish oneself in battle. to divide into classes; classify: Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.
Distinguishing definition: distinctive; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group. See examples of DISTINGUISHING used in a sentence.
To distinguish is to discern, which means to perceive or recognize the way something differs from what’s around it. It takes discerning taste buds to distinguish between Coke and Pepsi. Distinguish also means to separate yourself out from the pack, usually in a good way.
DISTINGUISHING definition: distinctive ; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
