foreignness — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   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.

2. A characteristic that indicates foreignness.

   Usage

   • Countable

Noun

1. the quality of being alien or not native

   Synonyms

   strangenesscuriousness

   Antonyms

   nativeness

   Broader terms

   quality

   Examples

   the strangeness of a foreigner