foreignness

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• Foreignness — For eign*ness, n. The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness. [1913 Webster] Let not the foreignness of the subject hinder you from endeavoring to set me right. Locke. [1913 Webster] A foreignness of complexion …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• foreignness — noun a) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness. b) A characteristic that indicates foreignness …   Wiktionary

• foreignness — foreign ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one s own. 2) dealing with or relating to other countries. 3) coming or introduced from outside. 4) (foreign to) strange and unfamiliar to. 5) (foreign to) …   English terms dictionary

• foreignness — noun see foreign …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foreignness — See foreign. * * * …   Universalium

• foreignness — n. quality of being foreign, strangeness, unfamiliarity …   English contemporary dictionary

• foreignness — for·eign·ness …   English syllables

• foreignness — noun the quality of being alien or not native the strangeness of a foreigner • Syn: ↑strangeness, ↑curiousness • Ant: ↑nativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑curious ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Concepts in the Ender's Game series — This is a list of miscellaneous elements in the Ender s Game series of books by Orson Scott Card. Contents 1 Aiùa 2 Ansible 3 Anton s Key 4 Descolada …   Wikipedia

• Bonnie Honig — is a political and legal theorist specialized in democratic and feminist theory. She is Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University and Senior Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation. She received her… …   Wikipedia

• curiousness — noun 1. a state of active curiosity • Syn: ↑inquisitiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑inquisitive (for: ↑inquisitiveness), ↑curious (for: ↑inqu …   Useful english dictionary