different between distinguished vs pretentious
distinguished
English
Etymology
- From distinguish +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?t???w??t/
- Hyphenation: dis?tin?guished
Adjective
distinguished (comparative more distinguished, superlative most distinguished)
- celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
- The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.
- Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
- Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.
- (mathematics) Specified, noted.
- Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p.
Synonyms
- (celebrated): eminent, exceptional, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:famous or Thesaurus:notable
- (dignified appearance): grand, imposing
- (specified):
Antonyms
- mediocre
Translations
Verb
distinguished
- simple past tense and past participle of distinguish
distinguished From the web:
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pretentious
English
Alternative forms
- prætentious (rare, pedantic or (esp. self-referentially) humorous)
Etymology
From French prétentieux, from prétention, from Latin praet?nsus (“false or hypocritical profession”), past participle of praetend?.
Note that pretentious is spelled with a ‘t’, unlike related pretense, pretension. This is due to the French spelling: *-sious does not occur as an English suffix, though -sion and -tion both do.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???t?n??s/
Adjective
pretentious (comparative more pretentious, superlative most pretentious)
- Intended to impress others; ostentatious.
- Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
- Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
Synonyms
- poseur
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Antonyms
- unpretentious
Derived terms
- pretentiously
- pretentiousness
Related terms
- pretend
- pretender
- pretense
- pretension
Translations
References
- pretentious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pretentious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pretentious at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- postuterine
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