foreignness

ˈfɒrənnəs

Definition

Definition of foreignness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

unfamiliar originquality of being from another country or unfamiliar

His foreignness was evident from his accent and customs.

strangeness

traitcharacteristic that makes something appear foreign

The foreignness of her accent stood out immediately.

strangeness

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Origin of foreignness

English, foreign (from another country) + ness (state of being)

Terms with foreignness included in their meaning

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alienage

foreignness

quality of being foreign or unfamiliar

exoticness

foreignness

quality of being foreign or unusual

Examples of foreignness in a sentence

Her foreignness made her stand out in the crowd.
The foreignness of the cuisine intrigued him.
He couldn't shake the foreignness of the new city.

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French:caractère étranger, étrangeté, ...
German:Fremdheit, Fremdartigkeit, ...
Italian:estraneità, alterità, ...
Spanish:extranjería, carácter extranjero, ...
Portuguese:caráter estrangeiro, estrangeirismo, ...
Chinese:陌生感, 异国感, ...
Japanese:異国性, 異国らしさ, ...
Arabic:غُرْبَة, غَرابَة, ...
Hebrew:זָרוּת, ...
Russian:иностранность, ...
Ukrainian:чужоземність, чужорідність, ...
Hindi:विदेशीपन, अपरिचितता, ...
Bengali:বিদেশিত্ব, বিদেশিয়ানা, ...
Catalan:estrangeria, alteritat, ...
Czech:cizost, exotičnost, ...
Danish:fremmedhed, en fremmedartethed, ...
Dutch:vreemdheid, ...
Greek:ξενικότητα, αλλοτριότητα, ...
Hungarian:idegenség, idegenszerűség, ...
Khmer:លក្ខណៈដែលបង្ហាញថាមកពីប្រទេសផ្សេង ឬមិនស៊ាំ, ភាពបរទេស, ...
Korean:외국인임, 낯섦, ...
Persian:بیگانگی, خارجی‌بودن, ...
Polish:obcość, egzotyczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):caráter estrangeiro, estrangeiridade, ...
Romanian:străinătate, caracter străin, ...
Swedish:främlingskap, främmandeskap, ...
Thai:ความเป็นต่างชาติ, ความแปลกต่าง, ...
Turkish:yabancılık, yadırgatıcılık, ...
Vietnamese:tính ngoại quốc, tính ngoại lai, ...

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