otherness
otherness · othernesses
Anderssein, Andersartigkeit, Alterität
The quality of being different or distinctThe quality of being different or distinct.
US/ˈʌðɚnəs/
» History is a journey into otherness.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being different or distinct.
Anderssein, Andersartigkeit, Alterität
the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
(countable)The result or product of being different or distinct.
Examples
2 sentencesHistory is a journey into otherness.
The English teacher's cruel remarks perpetuate a sense of otherness and discrimination.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the quality of being different or distinct:
Forms
plural: othernesses| Singular | otherness |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known:distinctnessseparateness
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable