|dēˌstaŋ|gā, |diˌs-, -taiŋ-, də̇| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, dē| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of distinguer
1. : distinguished in manner or bearing : marked by an appearance of distinction
a rather distingué foreign diplomat with graying temples and a black homburg
: giving distinction
black is always distingué for evening wear
2. : special to a group laying claim to distinction : superior fashionably or culturally
it was agreed that her manners were fine, and her air distingué — W.M.Thackeray