separateness

Other forms: separatenesses

Definitions of separateness
  1. noun
    the state of being several and distinct
    synonyms: discreteness, distinctness, severalty
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    type of:
    separation
    the state of lacking unity
  2. noun
    the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
    synonyms: distinctness, otherness
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    type of:
    difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  3. noun
    political independence
    “seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan”
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    type of:
    independence, independency
    freedom from control or influence of another or others
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