Added 10 October 2026 otherness noun Categories: Describing WordsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about otherness at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known. Related Words: distinctnessseparatenessdifferencedifferentiationalterityaliennessforeignnessdivergenceapartnessdistinctivenessdissimilarityunfamiliarity Back to today's word