DISTINGUÉ


Meaning of DISTINGUÉ in English

|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

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