apartness

noun

apart·​ness

ə-ˈpärt-nəs

plural -es

: the quality or state of being apart : aloofness, isolation

our own … grandiose apartness and air of exclusive ease … threatened to defeat us

—W. H. Hale

Word History

Etymology

apart entry 2 + -ness

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for apartness

• smartness