"foreignness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔɹən.nəs/ [General-American] Forms: foreignnesses [plural]
Etymology: From foreign + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|foreign|ness}} foreign + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} foreignness (countable and uncountable, plural foreignnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness. Tags: uncountable Translations (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign): 外國特色 (Chinese Mandarin), 外国特色 (wàiguó tèsè) (Chinese Mandarin), 外來性 (Chinese Mandarin), 外来性 (wàiláixìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 異物性 (Chinese Mandarin), 异物性 (yìwùxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), cizost [feminine] (Czech), vieraus (Finnish), vierasmaalaisuus (Finnish), extranéité [feminine] (French), Fremdheit [feminine] (German), εξωτικότητα (exotikótita) [feminine] (Greek), estrangeirismo [masculine] (Portuguese), чу́ждость (čúždostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ajenidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-foreignness-en-noun-GV1L0PnA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign': 92 8
  2. (countable) A characteristic that indicates foreignness. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-foreignness-en-noun-7pKlmJUv

Inflected forms

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