difference vs distinctness

distinctness vs difference

difference and distinctness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
difference	Yes	No	No	No
distinctness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, distinctness is a hyponym of difference; that is, distinctness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than difference:

difference: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
distinctness: the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known

Other hyponyms of difference include otherness, separateness, differential, differentia, distinction, disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance, dissimilarity, unsimilarity, change, variety, inequality, unconstitutionality.

difference (noun)	distinctness (noun)
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar	the quality of being sharp and clear
a disagreement or argument about something important	the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm	the state of being several and distinct
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
a significant change

Difference between difference and distinctness

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