Alterity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alterity is a noun meaning (philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
Meaning
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
Example Sentences
Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity.
Word Forms
- alterities
Synonyms for alterity
Depending on context, synonyms include otherness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aliety, otherwiseness, altarity, otherness, otherhood, entity.
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