otherness
noun
oth·er·ness
ˈə-t͟hər-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being other or different
2
: something that is other or different
Examples of otherness in a Sentence
As an American growing up in Africa, I always felt a sense of otherness.
the otherness of their small religious community
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The role of the cynocephali tells us something about how medieval European thinkers conceptualized otherness and difference.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
This feeling of otherness is probably a large part of what led me to become a writer.
—Elena Sheppard, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
People are becoming more self-centered, and as a result, excluding the other, otherness.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Putting a woman in the part to begin with already establishes a sense of otherness that breaks away from the tendency to play Christ as a shaggy-haired, pissy hippie.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
This feeling of otherness is probably a large part of what led me to become a writer.
—Elena Sheppard, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
People are becoming more self-centered, and as a result, excluding the other, otherness.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Putting a woman in the part to begin with already establishes a sense of otherness that breaks away from the tendency to play Christ as a shaggy-haired, pissy hippie.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for otherness
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“Otherness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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