alterityotherness; the quality of being radically alien to the conscious self; a particular cultural orientationAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeal·ter·i·ty (ôl-t?r??-t?)n. pl. al·ter·i·ties The state of being different, especially with respect to one’s perception of one’s identity within a culture; otherness.[French altérité, otherness, Late Latin alterit?s, Latin alter, other; see al- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.alterity (??l?t?r?t?) n (Philosophy) the quality of being differentCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014