Meaning of Foreignness | Babel Free
ˈfɔɹən.nəsDefinitions
- The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.
- A characteristic that indicates foreignness.
Equivalents
العربية
الإغتراب
Čeština
cizost
Deutsch
Fremdheit
Ελληνικά
ξενικότητα
Español
ajenidad
Français
extranéité
עברית
לועזיות
Português
estrangeirismo
Русский
чу́ждость
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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