Foreignness
/ˈfɔɹən.nəs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness. uncountable
"The same courteous, automatic greeting […] which by now I understood as a nod to my foreignness, which was obvious to everyone everywhere."
- 2 the quality of being alien or not native wordnet
- 3 A characteristic that indicates foreignness. countable
Example
More examples"The same courteous, automatic greeting […] which by now I understood as a nod to my foreignness, which was obvious to everyone everywhere."
Etymology
From foreign + -ness.