foreignness
/ˈfɔrənnəs/
noun
- The quality or state of being from another country or culture; unfamiliarity due to being from elsewhere.
- She felt a sense of foreignness when she moved to the new city.
- The food's foreignness intrigued the adventurous eaters.
- The foreignness of the language made it hard for him to order food.
- The quality of being strange, unfamiliar, or not belonging.
- He couldn't shake the foreignness of the new job.
- There was a foreignness to the old house that made visitors uneasy.
- The foreignness of the customs surprised the tourists.
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