distinctness

2 definitions found

distinctness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

distinctness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  distinctness
      n 1: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness,
           sharpness] [ant: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness,
           indistinctness, softness]
      2: the state of being several and distinct [syn: discreteness,
         distinctness, separateness, severalty]
      3: the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different
         from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: otherness,
         distinctness, separateness]