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
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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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The two find solidarity in a shared sense of otherness, and see their mutual queerness as something to love rather than something to fear.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 June 2024
It’s also suggested that the lack of safe spaces outside of work (where for many minorities racial and social inequalities are most felt) and home have contributed to feelings of isolation and otherness amongst young Black people.
—L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas once distinguished between two forms of otherness.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024
The burden of representing otherness here falls more on the Chinese community, nominally led by Mr. Hong (Jim Lau) although his mother (Cici Lau) and daughter (Phoebe Ho) exercise soft power.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 June 2024
It’s also suggested that the lack of safe spaces outside of work (where for many minorities racial and social inequalities are most felt) and home have contributed to feelings of isolation and otherness amongst young Black people.
—L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas once distinguished between two forms of otherness.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024
The burden of representing otherness here falls more on the Chinese community, nominally led by Mr. Hong (Jim Lau) although his mother (Cici Lau) and daughter (Phoebe Ho) exercise soft power.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Otherness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherness. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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