foreignness
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foreignness
- /ˈfɔɹən.nəs/ US
noun foreignnesses
- 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.
- A characteristic that indicates foreignness.
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noun quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign
| Español | ajenidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 外國特色 /外国特色 wàiguó tèsè, 外來性 /外来性 wàiláixìng, 異物性 /异物性 yìwùxìng |
| Português | estrangeirismo |
| Français | extranéité |
| Deutsch | Fremdheit |
| Ελληνικά | ξενικότητα xenikótita |
| Русский | чу́ждость čúždostʹ |
Talk about this word "foreignness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foreignness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. foreignness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foreignness "foreignness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foreignness.
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@misc{foreignness_2026,
title = {foreignness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreignness},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
