separateness

noun

sep·​a·​rate·​ness

plural -es

1

a

: the quality or state of being isolated : detachment, loneliness

writing letters … to fellow artists in order to counteract the soul-destroying separateness that he felt had caused the poet's death

—New Republic

b

: the quality or state of being exclusive or excluded : aloofness, segregation

the separateness of classes entrenched … by the force of law and custom

—Oscar Handlin

separateness which denies each group enriching contact with others

—C. H. Nichols

2

: distinctive character : individuality

it is the separateness of the films that gives the program its strength

—Cecile Starr

3

: autonomy, independence

seeking complete political separateness for Lower Canada

—B. K. Sandwell

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