The property or degree of being distinct.

comparative form of distinct: more distinct

plural of distinctness

The creation of a pattern of distinctions

Of or relating to distinction.

plural of distinctive paper

(historical) A fine silk-threaded fibre paper used in the United States for bonds, etc.

(set phrase) A linguistic or conceptual distinction which is of no practical importance or which has no effect on meaning; a perceived difference where there is no actual difference.

(linguistics, philosophy) A distinction between the use of a word for its meaning (as in "Cheese is derived from milk") and the mention of a word as a lexical unit (as in " 'Cheese' is derived from a word in Old English").

plural of use-mention distinction