foreignness

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/ˈfɔɹən.nəs/

Definition of foreignness

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(uncountable)The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.

“The same courteous, automatic greeting […] which by now I understood as a nod to my foreignness, which was obvious to everyone everywhere.”
“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.”

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noun

(uncountable)The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.

“The same courteous, automatic greeting […] which by now I understood as a nod to my foreignness, which was obvious to everyone everywhere.”
“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.”
(countable)A characteristic that indicates foreignness.

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From foreign + -ness.

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