Definitions for: Distinctness

[n] the quality of being sharp and clear
[n] the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
[n] the state of being several and distinct

Webster (1913) Definition: Dis*tinct"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or
difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.

The soul's . . . distinctness from the body.
--Cudworth.

2. Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he
stated his arguments with great distinctness.

Syn: Plainness; clearness; precision; perspicuity.

Synonyms: discreteness, otherness, separateness, separateness, severalty, sharpness

Antonyms: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness

See Also: clarity, clearness, definition, difference, discernability, focus, legibility, separation, uncloudedness

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