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Meanings of distinctness in anglès

portuguès
alteridade
català
distinció
espanyol
distinción

The state of being several and distinct.

distinció
català
nitidesa

The quality of being sharp and clear.

nitidesa
Sinònims
Examples for "sharpness"
Examples for "sharpness"
1
In its sharpness she forgot everything else; even the silent room overhead.
Agatha's Husband: A Novel
2
There was no sharpness in her tone; it was hushed and quiet.
The Man Whom the Trees Loved
3
An added problem was Newcastle's tight organisation and sharpness on the counterattack.
The Guardian
4
But Jeff let the sharpness of her words roll off his back.
The house
5
They will need to find another level of sharpness before that one.
The Guardian
Usage of distinctness in anglès
1
The first requisites in a healthy, well-developed Imagination are truth and distinctness.
The Elements of Character
2
Possibly I remember it with such distinctness because it was the firSt.
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
3
The mate spoke with low distinctness from the shadows of the quarter-deck.
An Outcast of the Islands
4
The distinctness and intelligence of her language are a kind of miracle.
Memories of Hawthorne
5
They were articulated with a distinctness that was unexampled in my experience.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
6
The day came, only to bestow more distinctness on the cheerless prospect.
The Red Rover: A Tale
7
He turned his face toward her and replied slowly and with distinctness:
The Last Woman
8
And the distance would not permit him to see with any distinctness.
Bruce
9
Every pillar and pinnacle was seen with a lurid and terrible distinctness.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction
10
He had shot the phrases at her with a distinctness almost violent.
Harriet and the Piper
11
One should next endeavor to pronounce every consonant with the utmost distinctness.
Poise: How to Attain It
12
We shall find these means multiplying and gathering distinctness as we proceed.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1
13
Slowness permits distinctness of movement and is attuned to calmness of mind.
T'ai Chi
14
She smiled sarcastically, and then began with dry distinctness and narrowing lips.
A Sappho of Green Springs
15
But out of all his confusion one thing stood out with distinctness.
Dangerous Days
16
But he simply lifted his lovely lashes, and said with great distinctness:-
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories
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Translations for distinctness
portuguès
alteridade
espanyol
distinción
Distinctness through the time
Distinctness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common