distinction
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
Types & categories
- discrimination hypernym
- contradistinction hyponym
- dividing line hyponym
- hairsplitting hyponym
Related & opposite
- differentiate derivation
- differentiate derivation
- differentiate derivation
Sense 2 noun
high status importance owing to marked superiority
a scholar of great eminence
Types & categories
- high status hypernym
- king hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a distinguishing quality
it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town
Types & categories
- quality hypernym
Sense 4 noun
a distinguishing difference
he learned the distinction between gold and lead
Types & categories
- difference hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | discrimination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contradistinction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dividing line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hairsplitting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eminent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | leadinga |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | high status |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | king |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | difference |