Dis*tinct"ness, n. 1.
The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or
difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.
The soul's . . . distinctness from the
body.
Cudworth.
2. Nice discrimination; hence, clearness;
precision; as, he stated his arguments with great
distinctness.
Syn. -- Plainness; clearness; precision; perspicuity.