01 n. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.
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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.
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2.
Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he stated his arguments with great distinctness.
Syn.
Plainness; clearness; precision; perspicuity.