"alterity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alterities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alterity (countable and uncountable, plural alterities)
  1. (philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed. Wikipedia link: alterity Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anthropology, Philosophy Synonyms: otherness Derived forms: altarity, alteritism Related terms: alterous Translations (otherness): anders zijn (Dutch), toiseus (Finnish), altérité [feminine] (French), Alterität [feminine] (German), másféleség (Hungarian), különbözőség (Hungarian), másság (Hungarian), eachtarthacht [feminine] (Irish), eileacht [feminine] (Irish), alteridade [feminine] (Portuguese), outridade [feminine] (Portuguese), alteridad [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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