"otherness" meaning in All languages combined

See otherness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: othernesses [plural]
Etymology: From other + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|other|-ness}} other + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} otherness (countable and uncountable, plural othernesses)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being different or distinct. Tags: uncountable Translations (the quality of being different or distinct): различност (različnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), jinakost [feminine] (Czech), anderszijn [neuter] (Dutch), altérité [feminine] (French), Anderssein [neuter] (German), Andersartigkeit [feminine] (German), Alterität [feminine] (German), másféleség (Hungarian), különbözőség (Hungarian), másság (Hungarian), eachtarthacht [feminine] (Irish), eileacht [feminine] (Irish), inność [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-otherness-en-noun-pQnjPGb5 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 Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'the quality of being different or distinct': 94 6
  2. (countable) The result or product of being different or distinct. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-otherness-en-noun-aJnAfdGJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alterity, difference, otherhood Related terms: otherdom

Inflected forms

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