Definitions For Distinction

noun

  • A distinguishing difference between similar things or people
  • A discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
  • An honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
  • High status importance owing to marked superiority
  • A difference that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc. : a noticeable difference between things or people
  • The separation of people or things into different groups
  • Importance, excellence, or achievement

Is Distinction a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Distinction is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Distinction in a Sentence

  • There are no obvious distinctions between the two designs.
  • She made a distinction between the words “less” and “fewer.”
  • He was raised in a small town of no great distinction.

Synonyms for Distinction

Antonyms for Distinction

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