n. The collective of things that are distinct from the observer.
n. The property of being distinct.
n. The extent to which someone, particularly a lesbian, is open about her sexuality.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state of being out or beyond; separateness.
n. The state or quality of being distinguishable from the perceiving mind, by being in space, and possessing material quality; externality; objectivity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being out or beyond; separateness.
n. Hence In metaphysics, the state of being out of, and distinguishable from, the perceiving mind, and not merely from the ego or subject; externality.