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noun
The property or degree of being distinct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: clarity, vividness, individuality, distinctiveness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being sharp and clear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: sharpness
Antonyms: indistinctness
Broader terms: clearness, clarity, uncloudedness
Narrower terms: definition, discernability, legibility, focus
noun
the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: otherness, separateness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: difference
noun
the state of being several and distinct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: discreteness, separateness, severalty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation
History
Etymology tree English distinct Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English distinctness From distinct + -ness.
