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Definition of foreignness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

foreignness

noun
 
/ˈfɒrənnəs/
 
/ˈfɔːrənnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of somebody/something being in or from a country that is not your own
    • Lee's mistakes accentuate his foreignness.
  2. (formal) the fact of being not known to somebody/something and therefore seeming strange
    • the foreignness of the past
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