2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Distinctness \Dis*tinct"ness\, n. 1. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things. [1913 Webster] The soul's . . . distinctness from the body. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he stated his arguments with great distinctness. Syn: Plainness; clearness; precision; perspicuity. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: distinctness n 1: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: {sharpness}] [ant: {indistinctness}] 2: the state of being several and distinct [syn: {discreteness}, {separateness}, {severalty}] 3: the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: {otherness}, {separateness}]
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