👉 In linguistics and philosophy, "distinguished" is a noun that refers to something that stands out or is distinguished from others in terms of its qualities or characteristics. It can also refer to an object or entity that is distinct from other objects or entities. Nondistinguished is another term for distinguished, but it means that the thing being distinguished does not stand out or be distinguished from other things by virtue of its own characteristics or features. Instead, it is characterized as something that is more "ordinary
