distinctness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of being sharp and clear
    sharpness.
  2. noun the state of being several and distinct
    discreteness; severalty; separateness.
  3. noun the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
    otherness; separateness.

WordNet


Dis*tinct"ness noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913