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Vinony

distinctness

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˌdɪˈstɪŋkt.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English distinct Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English distinctness From distinct + -ness.

  1. 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.”