separation

noun

1. the state of lacking unity

   noun.state

   Antonyms unification union

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. coming apart

   noun.event

   Synonyms breakup detachment

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the distance between things

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   Fragile items require separation and cushioning.

   Synonyms interval

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. sorting one thing from others

   noun.act

   Examples

   The separation of wheat from chaff.

   The separation of mail by postal zones.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. the social act of separating or parting company

   noun.act

   Examples

   The separation of church and state.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. the space where a division or parting occurs

   noun.location

   Examples

   He hid in the separation between walls.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

   noun.event

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

   noun.act

   Synonyms legal separation

   Source: WordNet 3.0

9. the act of dividing or disconnecting

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

10. The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

    noun

    Source: webster1913