The same courteous, automatic greeting […] which by now I understood as a nod to my foreignness, which was obvious to everyone everywhere.
Source: wiktionary
Foreignness
//ˈfɔɹən.nəs//
Synonyms for "foreignness" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
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3 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 外來性 /外来性 noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
- 外國特色 /外国特色 noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
- 異物性 /异物性 noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
Czech
1 entries- cizost noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
Finnish
2 entries- vierasmaalaisuus noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
- vieraus noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
French
1 entries- extranéité noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
German
1 entries- Fremdheit noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
Greek
1 entries- ξενικότητα noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
Portuguese
1 entries- estrangeirismo noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
Russian
1 entries- чу́ждость noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
Spanish
1 entries- ajenidad noun (quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The word “saudade” is being quite misused for what looks like to be a need for adding romantic foreignness to a story or an article.
Source: wiktionary
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