distinctness

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌdɪˈstɪŋkt.nəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #386495

Meanings

1

noun
The property or degree of being distinct.

In New York a Bohemian criminal is such a rarity that the case of two firebugs of several years ago is remembered with damaging distinctness.
2

noun
the quality of being sharp and clear
3

noun
the quality of being not alike
4

noun
the state of being several and distinct

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the property or degree of... clarity distinctiveness individuality vividness

2 noun · the quality of being sharp... sharpness

3 noun · the quality of being not alike othernessseparateness

4 noun · the state of being several... discreteness separatenessseveralty

Etymology

From distinct + -ness.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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