ALTERITY

Noun

alterity (countable and uncountable, plural alterities)

(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.

Source: Wiktionary


Al*ter"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. altérité.]

Definition: The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise. [R.] For outness is but the feeling of otherness (alterity) rendered intuitive, or alterity visually represented. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 January 2025

TAD

(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”


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