apartness

English

Etymology

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

Noun

apartness (usually uncountable, plural apartnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
    • 2020 March 19, Kristen Rogers, “Do I have ‘cabin fever?’ What it is, how to ‘cure’ it”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Families and couples “need a certain balance of togetherness and apartness, […]
  2. (countable) The result or product of being apart.

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