| verb | mark as different “We distinguish several kinds of maple” |
| verb | detect with the senses “The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards” |
| verb | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense “His modesty distinguishes him from his peers” |
| verb | make conspicuous or noteworthy |
| verb | identify as in botany or biology, for example |
| adjective | (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation “our distinguished professor” |
| adjective | used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person “his distinguished bearing” |
| distinction | noun | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| difference | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| differentiation | noun | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| differentiator | noun | a person who (or that which) differentiates |
| discernible | adjective | capable of being perceived clearly |
| discernment | noun | perception of that which is obscure |
| mark | noun | a distinguishing symbol |
| marker | noun | a distinguishing symbol |
| signalization | noun | a conspicuous indication |
| signal | noun | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| signalisation | noun | a conspicuous indication |
| identifiable | adjective | capable of being identified |
| identification | noun | the act of designating or identifying something |
| identity | noun | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known |
| name | noun | a language unit by which a person or thing is known |
| naming | noun | the verbal act of naming |
| grandness | noun | the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand |