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
This feeling of otherness is probably a large part of what led me to become a writer.
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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
And where many comics offered sympathetic allegories about prejudice and otherness, the Panther storylines often dispensed with subtext altogether.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
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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
And where many comics offered sympathetic allegories about prejudice and otherness, the Panther storylines often dispensed with subtext altogether.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 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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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An online diversity training course designed specifically for hiring managers or decision-makers at the producers’ companies is also part of the offering.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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It is led by the National Political Committee (NPC), a 25-person body with diversity requirements for gender and race.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zhao drew a distinction between her latest work and her previous films.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Three Nashville restaurants earned One Michelin Star, while seven more earned Bib Gourmand distinctions among other recognition.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
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 Nov. 2025.
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