distingue
pronunciation
How to pronounce distingue in British English:
UK [dɪs'tæŋgeɪ]
How to pronounce distingue in American English:
US [ˌdɪstæŋ'geɪ]
Word Origin
- distingue (adj.)
- "having an air of distinction," 1813 (in Byron), from French distingué, literally "distinguished," past participle of distinguer (see distinguish). The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces With distingué traces That used to be there -- You could see where they'd been washed away By too many through the day Twelve o'clock tales. ["Lush Life," Billy Strayhorn, age 17]
Example
- 1. Calligraphy works that is distingue art can make people both input nutrition from the works and enjoy esthetics .