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SEPARATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
Synonyms:
distinctness; otherness; separateness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("separateness" is a kind of...):
difference (the quality of being unlike or dissimilar)
Attribute:
other (not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied)
Derivation:
separate (separated according to race, sex, class, or religion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Political independence
Example:
seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("separateness" is a kind of...):
independence; independency (freedom from control or influence of another or others)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being several and distinct
Synonyms:
discreteness; distinctness; separateness; severalty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("separateness" is a kind of...):
separation (the state of lacking unity)
Derivation:
separate (separated according to race, sex, class, or religion)
separate (independent; not united or joint)
