noun
( -es )
1.
a. : the quality or state of being isolated : detachment , loneliness
writing letters … to fellow artists in order to counteract the soul-destroying separateness that he felt had caused the poet's death — New Republic
b. : the quality or state of being exclusive or excluded : aloofness , segregation
the separateness of classes entrenched … by the force of law and custom — Oscar Handlin
separateness which denies each group enriching contact with others — C.H.Nichols
2. : distinctive character : individuality
it is the separateness of the films that gives the program its strength — Cecile Starr
3. : autonomy , independence
seeking complete political separateness for Lower Canada — B.K.Sandwell