distingué
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of distingué
1805–15; < French, adj. use of past participle of distinguer to distinguish
Example Sentences
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He was also terribly distingué, standing more than six feet tall, nattily attired in tailored suits, ascots and polished shoes, his proper English accent softened to a buttery hush.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Though Lovick isn’t sure how rabbit-hat became a universal icon, I ventured a theory: The trick originated in the 1800s, when top hats symbolized wealth, power, a certain distingué.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
Mr. Freston’s office décor of dark blinds, hemp chairs and a surround-sound system loaded with Jamaican music and jazz promptly made way for Mr. Dauman’s sparse distingué furnishings of white, taupe and heavy wood.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2012
The club's aura is one of smart, highbrow competence, somewhere on the border of distingué and hipsterish.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2011
Lord Henry Moorpark is a most distingué gentle—I mean a nobleman; and judging from the attentions he began to pay you the other night, I—” “Oh, mamma! surely you cannot think that?”
From A Double Knot by Fenn, George Manville
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