'Distinctness' definitions:

Definition of 'distinctness'

(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness, sharpness] [ant: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness]
noun
The state of being several and distinct [syn: discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty]
noun
The quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: otherness, distinctness, separateness]

Definition of 'Distinctness'

From: 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]

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