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Nouns (9)

n. a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"

n. a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"

n. a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"

prestige, prestigiousness, status

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

note, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

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Fuzzynyms (97)

hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark

n. a distinctive characteristic or attribute

specialty, peculiarity, distinctiveness, specialness

n. a distinguishing trait

individuality, individualism

n. the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

class

n. elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"

item, detail, particular

n. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

reputation

n. the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"

dignity, self-respect, self-esteem, self-regard

n. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"

import, consequence, moment

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

note, distinction, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

luminary, notable, notability, guiding light, leading light

n. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

celebrity, fame, renown

n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

reputation, name, repute

n. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

prominence

n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

popularity

n. the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies"

distinction, prestige, prestigiousness, status

greatness

n. the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

luminary, notable, notability, guiding light, leading light

n. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

prominence

n. relative importance

celebrity, fame, renown

n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

prominence

n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

glorification, glory

n. a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"

magnitude

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

reputation, name, repute

n. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

notoriety, ill fame

n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

fame

n. favorable public reputation

popularity

n. the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies"

standing

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

grandness, importance

n. a prominent status; "a person of importance"

promotion, publicity, promotional material

n. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"

import, consequence, moment

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

rank

n. relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"

significance

n. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

domination, mastery, supremacy

n. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

nobility, noblesse

n. the state of being of noble birth

prestige, prestigiousness

n. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

state

n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

office, power

n. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"

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