Other-half
noun
1.
the people of an economic class clearly different from one’s own or from that to which reference is being made:
a glimpse of how the other half lives.
2.
Informal. one’s spouse.
noun
a person’s partner or spouse
Read Also:
- Otherness
[uhth -er-nis] /ˈʌð ər nɪs/ noun 1. the state or fact of being different or distinct. /ˈʌðənɪs/ noun 1. the quality of being different or distinct in appearance, character, etc n. 1580s, from other + -ness.
- Other ranks
plural noun 1. (rarely used in sing) (mainly Brit) (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
- Others
[uhth -er] /ˈʌð ər/ adjective 1. additional or further: he and one other person. 2. different or distinct from the one or ones already mentioned or implied: I’d like to live in some other city. The TV show follows the lives of people who are married, single, or other. The application gives three gender choices—male, […]
- Other side of the tracks
see: right side of the tracks
- Other things being equal
Also, all else being equal. Given the same circumstances, as in Other things being equal, I prefer the green sofa. This term is a translation of the Latin phrase ceteris paribus, which was widely used until the 18th century, when it began to be replaced by the English equivalent.