otherness

noun

oth·er·ness ˈə-t͟hər-nəs

: the quality or state of being other or different

: something that is other or different

Examples of otherness in a Sentence

As an American growing up in Africa, I always felt a sense of otherness. the otherness of their small religious community

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The music itched with palpable otherness, from the experience of a Black art-school kid hailing from Stone Mountain, Georgia, and recklessly lumbered with the intention of redefining Black male cool. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 July 2024 The two find solidarity in a shared sense of otherness, and see their mutual queerness as something to love rather than something to fear. —

Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 June 2024 It’s also suggested that the lack of safe spaces outside of work (where for many minorities racial and social inequalities are most felt) and home have contributed to feelings of isolation and otherness amongst young Black people. —

L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024 French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas once distinguished between two forms of otherness. —

Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for otherness