CEFR B2

foreignness

noun

Meaning

foreignness means (uncountable) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses foreignness to mean (uncountable) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign;....
The teacher asked students to find foreignness in the reading.

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foreignness (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses foreignness to mean (uncountable) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign;....
The teacher asked students to find foreignness in the reading.
Check the words around foreignness to choose the right meaning.

How to Use foreignness

a/the foreignness (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a foreignness."
foreignness in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked foreignness in context before translating it."

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