distinguishing

dis·tin·guish  (d-stnggwsh)

v. dis·tin·guished, dis·tin·guish·ing, dis·tin·guish·es

v.tr.

1. To perceive as being different or distinct.

2. To perceive distinctly; discern: distinguished the masts of ships on the horizon.

3. To make noticeable or different; set apart.

4. To cause (oneself) to be eminent or recognized: They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers.

v.intr.

To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate: distinguish between right and wrong.

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[Alteration of obsolete distingue, from Middle English distinguen, from Old French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, to separate; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·tinguish·a·ble adj.

dis·tinguish·a·bly adv.

Thesaurus

distinguishing

adjective characteristic, marked, distinctive, typical, signature, peculiar, differentiating, individualistic The bird has no distinguishing features.

Translations

distinguishing [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ] ADJ → distintivo
distinguishing features [of landscape, sb's work] → rasgos mpl característicos, características fpl; [of animal] → rasgos mpl distintivos
distinguishing mark → marca f distintiva

distinguishing [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ] adj [feature] → distinctif/ive, caractéristique

distinguishing

adj → kennzeichnend, charakteristisch; he has no distinguishing features → er hat keine besonderen Kennzeichen; the distinguishing feature of his work is … → was seine Arbeit auszeichnet or kennzeichnet, ist …

distinguishing [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ] adj (marks, characteristics, features) → distintivo/a, caratteristico/a

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distinguishing [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ] adj (marks, characteristics, features) → distintivo/a, caratteristico/a