Distinguished vs Peculiar - What's the difference?
distinguished | peculiar |
As adjectives the difference between distinguished and peculiar is that distinguished is celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious while peculiar is out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual.
As a verb distinguished is (distinguish).
As a noun peculiar is that which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
distinguished English
Adjective
( en adjective)
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''.
Verb
(head)
(distinguish)
peculiar English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual.
- The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.
- It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street.
* 1800 , , Volume 41, page 379 ,
- I saw nothing peculiar in his conduct, and thought that his arrangement of the ballot box was perfect.
* 2001 , Jack Schaefer, Wendell Minor, Shane ,
- "Wasn't it peculiar ," I heard mother say, "How he wouldn't talk about himself?"
- "Peculiar ?" said father. "Well, yes, in a way."
- "Everything about him is peculiar ." Mother sounded as if she was stirred up and interested. "I never saw a man quite like him before."
* 2008', Stephen Arnott, '''''Peculiar Proverbs: Weird Words of Wisdom from Around the World .
Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.
* 1855 , ,
- This philosopher found his ideas especially in all that is practical,[29] that is, which rests upon freedom, which in its turn ranks under cognitions that are the peculiar product of reason.
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* 1895 , , XX: Anomalous Islands: Celebes,
- But of late years extensive Tertiary deposits of Miocene age have been discovered, showing that it is not a mere congeries of volcanoes; it [Iceland] is connected with the British Islands and with Greenland by seas less than 500 fathoms deep; and it possesses a few mammalia, one of which is peculiar', and at least three ' peculiar species of birds.
(dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
* Bible, Titus ii. 14
- And purify unto himself a peculiar people.
* Hooker
- hymns that Christianity hath peculiar unto itself
(dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
* Milton
- while each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat
* Dryden
- My fate is Juno's most peculiar care.
Synonyms
* (out of the ordinary) strange, uncommon, unusual
* (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance) specific
Antonyms
* (out of the ordinary) common, usual
* (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance) common, general, universal
Derived terms
* peculiarity
* peculiarly
* peculiarness
Noun
( en noun)
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
* South
- Revenge is the peculiar of Heaven.
(UK, canon law) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
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