clarus (by birth, station, riches, talents, and other external advantages; opposed to obscurus): nobilis (by merits; opposed to ignobilis): eminens: excellens: praecellens: praeclarus: praestans (are quiet expressions of excellence, superiority): eximius: egregius (are expressions of warmth, praise; egregius implying enthusiastic praise; eximius, admiration; all these are applied strictly to only good qualities, unless ironically): unicus: insignis: singularis (are indifferent, and may heighten praise as well as blame; Döderlein): a distinguished physician, medicus arte insignis: a very distinguished person, vir omnibus rebus ornatus or praecellens: a year distinguished by great events, annus magnis rebus insignis: the distinguished men in the state, lumina civitatis: in a distinguished manner, insigniter; egregie; eximie.