Otherness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌðɚnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌðənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌðənəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈʌðɚnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

separateness distinctness

Word Forms

other	adjective	very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow
distinct	adjective	(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
separate	adjective	separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anderssein

die Eigenschaft, nicht gleich zu sein; sich von dem unterscheiden, was sonst erfahren oder bekannt ist

🇫🇷French

altérité

la qualité de ne pas être pareil ; étant distinct ou différent de celui autrement vécu ou connu

🇪🇸Spanish

alteridad

la cualidad de no ser iguales; ser distinto o diferente de lo que de otro modo se experimenta o conoce

🇮🇹Italian

alterità

la qualità di non essere uguali; essere distinto o diverso da quello altrimenti sperimentato o conosciuto

🇳🇱Dutch

anders-zijn

de kwaliteit van het niet hetzelfde zijn; onderscheidend of verschillend zijn van wat anderszins wordt ervaren of bekend

🇵🇹Portuguese

alteridade

a qualidade de não ser igual; sendo distinto ou diferente daquele de outra forma experimentado ou conhecido

🇷🇺Russian

инаковость

качество непохожести; быть отличным или отличным от того, что иным образом переживалось или было известно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भिन्नता

एक जैसे न होने का गुण; अन्यथा अनुभव या ज्ञात से भिन्न या भिन्न होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্যতা

একই রকম না হওয়ার গুণ; অন্যথায় অভিজ্ঞ বা পরিচিত থেকে স্বতন্ত্র বা ভিন্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேற்றுமை

ஒரே மாதிரி இல்லாத குணம்; வேறுவிதமாக அனுபவம் அல்லது அறியப்பட்டவற்றிலிருந்து வேறுபட்ட அல்லது வேறுபட்டதாக இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇతరత్వం

ఒకేలా ఉండకపోవడం యొక్క నాణ్యత; అనుభవం లేదా తెలిసిన వాటికి భిన్నంగా లేదా భిన్నంగా ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

इतरता

एकसारखे नसण्याची गुणवत्ता; अन्यथा अनुभवी किंवा ज्ञात त्यापेक्षा वेगळे किंवा वेगळे असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્યતા

સમાન ન હોવાની ગુણવત્તા; અન્યથા અનુભવી અથવા જાણીતા તેનાથી અલગ અથવા અલગ હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ಯತ್ವ

ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿರದಿರುವ ಗುಣ; ಅನುಭವಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപരത്വം

ഒരുപോലെയല്ല എന്ന ഗുണം; അനുഭവിച്ചതോ അറിയാവുന്നതോ ആയതിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്തമോ വ്യത്യസ്തമോ ആയിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਰਤਾ

ਸਮਾਨ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ; ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜੋ ਹੋਰ ਅਨੁਭਵੀ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوسرے پن

یکساں نہ ہونے کا معیار؛ اس سے الگ یا مختلف ہونا جو بصورت دیگر تجربہ کار یا جانا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

差异性

不相似的品质；与其他经验或已知的情况不同或不同

🇯🇵Japanese

他者性

似ていない性質。他の方法で経験された、または知られているものとは異なる、または異なること

🇰🇷Korean

다름

같지 않은 품질; 달리 경험했거나 알려진 것과 구별되거나 다른 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khác biệt

phẩm chất không giống nhau; khác biệt hoặc khác biệt với những gì có kinh nghiệm hoặc được biết đến

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นอื่น

คุณภาพของการไม่เหมือนกัน แตกต่างหรือแตกต่างจากประสบการณ์หรือที่ทราบเป็นอย่างอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberbedaan

kualitas menjadi tidak sama; menjadi berbeda atau berbeda dari apa yang dialami atau diketahui

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging iba

ang kalidad ng pagiging hindi magkatulad; pagiging kakaiba o naiiba sa kung hindi man naranasan o kilala

🇲🇾Malay

lain

kualiti tidak serupa; berbeza atau berbeza daripada yang dialami atau diketahui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الآخر

نوعية عدم التشابه؛ أن تكون متميزة أو مختلفة عن تلك التي تمت تجربتها أو المعروفة

🇮🇷Persian

دیگری بودن

کیفیت شبیه نبودن متمایز بودن یا متفاوت بودن با آنچه که در غیر این صورت تجربه شده یا شناخته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ötekilik

birbirine benzememe niteliği; başka şekilde deneyimlenen veya bilinenlerden farklı veya farklı olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוּלָתִיוּת

האיכות של להיות לא דומה; להיות נבדל או שונה מזה שחווה או ידוע אחרת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'otherness'?

The primary meaning of 'otherness' is 'the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'otherness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'otherness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'otherness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'otherness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'otherness' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'otherness' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'otherness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'otherness' in regular conversations?

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How likely are you to use 'otherness' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'otherness' as formal, casual, or slang?

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