Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Novel and distinguished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Novel" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Novel
Novel adjective - Not known or experienced before.
Distinguished and novel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Novel".
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- Intellectual sexiness: The intoxicating glamor of a novel scientific idea, as distinguished from any actual intellectual merit that it may someday prove to possess.
Source: Website / Turkey City Lexicon - So far, the closest hint to what Kyon's real name might be was Sasaki from the 9th novel saying that it was distinguished and almost regal-sounding.
Source: No Name Given / Anime and Manga -
See also Choose Your Own Adventure for a literary precursor to modern video games; Pinball, the distinguished Arcade Gaming predecessor of video games; and Visual Novel for videogamelike works in the narrative style of literature.
Source: Video Games
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Distinguished & Novel. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distinguished/novel>.
Novel or Distinguished. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distinguished/novel.
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