Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun separateness
3 senses of separateness
Sense 1
discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty -- (the state of being several and distinct)
=> separation -- (the state of lacking unity)
Sense 2
separateness -- (political independence; "seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan")
=> independence, independency -- (freedom from control or influence of another or others)
Sense 3
otherness, distinctness, separateness -- (the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known)
=> difference -- (the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock")