otherness
The quality of being different or distinctThe quality of being different or distinct.
» History is a journey into otherness.
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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 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: othernesses| Singular | otherness |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.