distinctness

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distinctness

/ˌdɪˈstɪŋkt.nəs/ US

noun distinctnesses

uncountable, usually The property or degree of being distinct. In New York a Bohemian criminal is such a rarity that the case of two firebugs of several years ago is remembered with damaging distinctness.
Similar: clarity, vividness, individuality, distinctiveness

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@misc{distinctness_2026,
  title = {distinctness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distinctness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}