Foreignness

//ˈfɔɹən.nəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the quality of being alien or not native wordnet
  3. 3
    A characteristic that indicates foreignness. countable

Synonyms

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appearancecuriousnessextrinsicalityintrusionmannermien

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"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.

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