1. the qualities or states of being different or distinct from what is familiar or expected; instances of alterity or foreignness
Usage: philosophical; academic

Examples

• The novel explores various othernesses experienced by immigrants in a new culture.
• Anthropologists study the othernesses that define different societies.
• The artist’s work celebrates the othernesses that make each individual unique.
• Philosophy examines how we perceive and understand othernesses in human experience.
• The conference addressed multiple othernesses in contemporary literature.
• Cultural studies focus on the othernesses that emerge from cross-cultural encounters.