as in distinctiveness
the quality or state of being different
from an early age he could sense that there was an otherness about him—he was somehow different from the other kids
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Recent Examples of otherness
Tower of Now acts as a visual lexicon of architectural motifs, inviting viewers to find both familiarity and otherness.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The role of the cynocephali tells us something about how medieval European thinkers conceptualized otherness and difference.
—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
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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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The role of the cynocephali tells us something about how medieval European thinkers conceptualized otherness and difference.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for otherness
Noun
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In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The difference is a handful of defenders get Moss’d every week.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Antibiotics kill bacteria inside and outside of the gut, reducing diversity in the microbiome.—
Leigh Weddle,
Verywell Health,
11 Nov. 2025
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Their ideology draws from a narrow South Asian current of Islam known as Deobandi, influential in parts of southeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan but far from representative of Afghanistan’s religious diversity or the wider Muslim world.—
Nargis Habib,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Critics say those distinctions are arbitrary and unfair, being based on outdated assumptions and bad science.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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There is a subtle but important distinction that bears discussion.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In contrast, Roosevelt set out to create a press-savvy White House that didn’t just tolerate reporters but welcomed them.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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The historic build-up stands in stark contrast to the United States’ own supply struggles.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Otherness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otherness. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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