Definition
The quality or state of being different or unlike something else.
Etymology
From 'different' (Latin 'differens,' meaning differing) combined with the suffix '-ness,' which creates an abstract noun representing a quality or state. 'Different' comes from 'dis-' (apart) and 'ferre' (to carry).
Kelly Says
While 'difference' is more common, 'differentness' emphasizes the abstract quality itself—philosophers use it to explore what makes something fundamentally other or distinct.
Translations
ARالعربية
اختلاف
ikh-tilaaf
CACatalà
diferència
dee-fer-en-sia
CSČeština
odlišnost
oh-di-sh-nost
DEDeutsch
Unterschiedlichkeit
un-ter-shchied-lich-keit
ELΕλληνικά
διαφορά
dee-a-fora
ESEspañol
diferenciación
dee-fer-en-see-a-sion
FRFrançais
différence
dee-fer-en-s
HAHA
abin da ya bambanta
a-bin da ya bam-ban-ta
HUMagyar
különbség
kool-on-bseg
IDBahasa Indonesia
perbedaan
per-de-ban
IGIG
ihe nwere
ee-he n-we-re
ITItaliano
differenza
dee-fer-en-za
MSBahasa Melayu
perbezaan
per-be-za-an
NLNederlands
verschil
ver-schil
NONorsk
forskjell
for-skjell
PLPolski
różnica
rozh-ni-tsa
PTPortuguês
diferença
dee-fer-en-sa
RORomână
diferență
dee-fer-en-tsa
RUРусский
различие
raz-lich-ie
SVSvenska
skillnad
skill-nad
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
வேறுபாடு
ve-ru-pa-du
TEతెలుగు
వ్యత్యాసం
vy-tya-sam
THไทย
ความแตกต่าง
kwan-tam-dang-tan
TLTL
pagkakaiba
pa-ga-ka-ka-iba
UKУкраїнська
різниця
ro-zny-tsia
VITiếng Việt
sự khác biệt
su khac-biet