Alterity Definition
ôl-tĕrĭ-tē
alterities
noun
The state of being different, especially with respect to one's perception of one's identity within a culture; otherness.
American Heritage
The quality or condition of being other or different; otherness.
Webster's New World
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Alterity
Noun
Singular:
alterityPlural:
alteritiesOrigin of Alterity
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French altérité otherness Late Latin alteritās Latin alter other al-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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