noun
Meaning 1
The property of being separate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
separateness
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: otherness, distinctness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: difference
noun
Meaning 3
political independence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: independence, independency
noun
Meaning 4
the state of being several and distinct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: discreteness, distinctness, severalty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English separate 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 separateness From separate + -ness.