distinctness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From distinct + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sharpness

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