Distinctness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being sharp and clear

the state of being several and distinct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɜːθbɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɪŋktnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɪŋktnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɜːθbɔːɹn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discreteness separateness severalty otherness sharpness

Antonyms

indistinctness softness

Word Forms

distinct	adjective	recognizable; marked
sharp	adjective	(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
discrete	adjective	constituting a separate entity or part
separate	adjective	separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
other	adjective	very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Deutlichkeit

die Qualität, scharf und klar zu sein

🇫🇷French

distinction

la qualité d'être net et clair

🇪🇸Spanish

diferencia

la cualidad de ser nítido y claro

🇮🇹Italian

distinzione

la qualità di essere nitido e chiaro

🇳🇱Dutch

onderscheiding

de kwaliteit van scherp en helder zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

distinção

qualidade do que é nítido e claro

🇷🇺Russian

отчетливость

качество резкости и ясности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पष्टता

तीव्र और स्पष्ट होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বতন্ত্রতা

ধারালো এবং পরিষ্কার হওয়ার গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்துவம்

கூர்மையாகவும் தெளிவாகவும் இருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశిష్టత

పదునైన మరియు స్పష్టంగా ఉండే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळेपणा

तीक्ष्ण आणि स्पष्ट असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશિષ્ટતા

તીક્ષ્ણ અને સ્પષ્ટ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆ

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിരിക്തത

മൂർച്ചയുള്ളതും വ്യക്തവുമായതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਲੱਖਣਤਾ

ਤਿੱਖੇ ਅਤੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

امتیاز

تیز اور صاف ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

明显

锐利清晰的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

明確さ

シャープでクリアな品質

🇰🇷Korean

뚜렷함

선명하고 깨끗한 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khác biệt

chất lượng sắc nét và rõ ràng

🇹🇭Thai

ความแตกต่าง

คุณภาพความคมและชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekhasan

kualitasnya tajam dan jernih

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakaiba

ang kalidad ng pagiging matalas at malinaw

🇲🇾Malay

perbezaan

kualiti yang tajam dan jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التميز

نوعية كونها حادة وواضحة

🇮🇷Persian

تمایز

کیفیت تیز و واضح بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

farklılık

keskin ve net olma kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מובחנות

האיכות של להיות חד וברור

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The primary meaning of 'distinctness' is 'the quality of being sharp and clear'.

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