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.

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