Definition of ALTEROUS

alterous

Adj

  • Pertaining to or characterized by alterity (otherness, the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed); other.
  • Pertaining to or characterized by an attraction to someone which is intermediate between platonic and romantic.

Origin / Etymology

From or related to alter(ity) + -ous.

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