Definition of otherness
1 : the quality or state of being other or different
2 : something that is other or different
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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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And Wonder Woman’s state of constant otherness only became more meaningful.
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His musing gives voice to the notion of otherness that lies at the center of this historical novel inspired by members of Craig’s own family.
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: the quality of being different or unusual
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