Foreignness

Definitions

1. The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.
   uncountable
2. A characteristic that indicates foreignness.
   countable

Equivalents

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.”

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