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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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