different between powerful vs distinguished
powerful
English
Alternative forms
- powreful, powrefull (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pa??f?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pa??f?l/
- Hyphenation: pow?er?ful
Adjective
powerful (comparative more powerful or powerfuller or powerfuler, superlative most powerful or powerfullest or powerfulest)
- Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
- (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Synonyms
- mightful
- mighty
- powersome
- strengthful
- strong
- forceful
Antonyms
- powerless
- strengthless
Translations
See also
- strong
Adverb
powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)
- (Southern US) Synonym of very
Anagrams
- powreful
powerful From the web:
- what powerful name it is
- what powerful family ruled rome
- what powerful name it is lyrics
- what powerful mandala was located in cambodia
- what is the most powerful name
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:
- what distinguished the cities of the indus valley
- what distinguished a happening from an event
- what distinguished the first mayan cultures
- what distinguished the aztec and inca empires
- what distinguished the roanoke colony
- what distinguishes transcription from dna replication
- what distinguished the psychoanalysis approach
- what distinguished the cambrian from the precambrian
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- powerful vs distinguished
- honest vs spotless
- unexcited vs imperturbable
- pillage vs spoils
- incentive vs ground
- sculpt vs etch
- inconsiderable vs subordinate
- desirous vs languishing
- help vs enlightenment
- reason vs assert
- habit vs pretence
- lofty vs huge
- alarming vs dangerous
- forerunner vs messenger
- prodigal vs reckless
- heighten vs fatten
- latch vs clamp
- base vs gross
- repugnance vs hatred
- vicar vs padre