apartness

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noun

The state or quality of being apart.

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Meanings

nounapartness (usually uncountable, plural apartnesses)

plural apartnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being apart.

    Families and couples “need a certain balance of togetherness and apartness, […]

    2020 March 19, Kristen Rogers, “Do I have ‘cabin fever?’ What it is, how to ‘cure’ it”, in CNN
  2. countableusuallyThe result or product of being apart.

Origin

From apart + -ness. Compare West Frisian apartens (“apartness”).

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Translations

Bulgarian отделеност, обособеност
  • отделеност (otdelenost)state or quality of being apart
  • обособеност (obosobenost)state or quality of being apart
Finnish erillisyys, erillisyys
  • erillisyysstate or quality of being apart
  • erillisyysresult or product of being apart
Portuguese separação, separação
  • separaçãostate or quality of being apart
  • separaçãoresult or product of being apart

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

apartness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apartness

MLA

“apartness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apartness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apartness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apartness.

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