{ "otto":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183121" }, "otherwise":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "pronoun" ], "definitions":{ ": something or anything else : something to the contrary":[ "was ordered to testify and could not do otherwise" ], ": in a different way or manner":[ "glossed over or otherwise handled", "\u2014 Playboy", "All shows begin at 8:00 unless otherwise noted." ], ": in different circumstances":[ "might otherwise have left", "The test helps identify problems that might have otherwise gone unnoticed." ], ": in other respects":[ "an otherwise flimsy farce", "\u2014 Current Biography", "I didn't like the ending, but otherwise it was a very good book.", "The patient had a foot problem, but she was otherwise healthy." ], ": if not":[ "do what I tell you, otherwise you'll be sorry", "Tickets can be bought in advance at a discount; otherwise they can be purchased at the door for full price." ], ": not":[ "\u2014 paired with an adjective, adverb, noun, or verb to indicate its contrary or to suggest an indefinite alternative people whose deeds, admirable or otherwise \u2014 John Fischer almost thirty thousand women, Irish and otherwise \u2014 J. M. Burns his opinion as to the success or otherwise of it \u2014 Australian Dictionary of Biography" ], ": different":[ "if conditions were otherwise" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccw\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[ "differently", "else", "other (than)" ], "antonyms":[ "likewise" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adverb", "All of the books had been burned or otherwise destroyed.", "The women talked in the living room while the men were otherwise occupied.", "Art allows us to express things that we would not be able to express otherwise .", "Something must be wrong; otherwise , he would have called.", "The test helps identify problems that might otherwise go unnoticed.", "One of the boys has a freckle on his cheek. Otherwise , the twins are nearly identical.", "I didn't like the ending, but otherwise it was a very good book.", "Adjective", "If conditions were otherwise , I wouldn't be so worried.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "By working together on cybersecurity, the EU and U.S. aim to help countries that otherwise might be eager to accept funding from China, an EU official said. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 15 June 2022", "Woman's Day If your kiddos are sensitive to spice, maybe lay off the more intense ingredients in this recipe, but otherwise , this is sure to be a hit with everyone. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022", "San Antonio was otherwise light on prospects amid last week\u2019s roster turnover, getting just two games in the outfield from No. 23 Tirso Ornelas and 12/3 innings on the mound from No. 14 Kevin Kopps. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022", "Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022", "Arts & Ideas has become one of the state\u2019s top tourist events of the summer, at a time when downtown New Haven would otherwise be desolate after the Yale campus has emptied out. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022", "The movie\u2019s bloody extremes are not at all beside the point, otherwise our introduction to this story wouldn\u2019t be a young boy sitting under his bathroom sink to eat a garbage pail and subsequently being murdered for it. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022", "Construction cranes loom like bright red monsters that pierce what would otherwise be a serene, moonlight sky. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022", "There\u2019s a pool, but otherwise the focus here is the scenery and the cuisine. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Notably, the smooth saxophone glided through the robust band, standing out among the otherwise head-banging song. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2022", "Absent the Derby winner \u2014 the fourth consecutive year there\u2019s no real chance at a Triple Crown at the Preakness \u2014 the focus is on the filly in what Lukas called an otherwise vanilla race. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022", "Its pine-shaded avenues are a shock of green on the otherwise arid steppe, lined with chocolate factories, barbecue restaurants, and gift shops that sell bittersweet jams made from the berry of the town's namesake plant. \u2014 Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022", "Fanning softened the otherwise sultry look with a simple sweep of light pink blush and a matching lip. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 22 Apr. 2022", "The lip oils' signature fragrances include 8 percent precious sandalwood, which is used to counterbalance their otherwise fruity notes. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022", "Additionally, Colegrove noted and photographed each tuft of pale fur, a dollop of cream on an otherwise coffee and cinnamon pelt. \u2014 Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022", "Then after the otherwise garden variety Cactus League game, Frelick had a tough time wiping the grin off his face while speaking to the media on the field. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Mar. 2022", "But that was the one moment of protest in an otherwise air-tight medley celebrating Dre-style hip-hop and L.A. positivity. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English ( on ) \u014dthre w\u012bsan in another manner":"Pronoun, Adverb, and Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun", "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb", "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184240" }, "other (than)":{ "type":[ "conjunction", "preposition" ], "definitions":{ ": with the exception of : except for , besides":[ "other than that, nothing happened" ], ": except , but":[ "cannot be changed other than by judicial order" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "apart from", "aside from", "bar", "barring", "beside", "besides", "but", "except", "excepting", "except for", "excluding", "exclusive of", "outside", "outside of", "save", "saving" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Preposition", "other than a new jacket, I bought no special clothes for the wedding" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221006" }, "otherness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being other or different":[], ": something that is other or different":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r-n\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "unlikeness" ], "antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "As an American growing up in Africa, I always felt a sense of otherness .", "the otherness of their small religious community", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The feelings of otherness intensified as Ukraine, under constant threat by Russia, passed a law that mandates more classes be taught in Ukrainian in public schools. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "For LGBTQ Christians, faith in spite of otherness isn't faith at all. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 9 June 2022", "This multilayered performance explores otherness and alienation through taiko drumming, Japanese folk dancing, songs and personal stories performed by the six-member troop Unit Souzou of Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022", "Far from ameliorating his feelings of otherness , approaching Mexican culture has often left Jaramillo with an even more palpable sense of distance. \u2014 The New Yorker , 13 May 2022", "Inspired in part by her change in gender, her shape shifting constitutes a refusal to conform even to conventional standards of otherness . \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "Ramadan in America is not just an obstacle course of the physical exhaustion of fasting but also of the emotional exhaustion of otherness . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022", "But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness . \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022", "And so if this show at least helps grease any of those scratchy hard feelings that people have about otherness , then that\u2019s just one more step [forward]. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044043" }, "otiose":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": producing no useful result : futile":[], ": being at leisure : idle":[], ": lacking use or effect : functionless":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u014ds", "\u02c8\u014d-t\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[ "abortive", "barren", "bootless", "empty", "fruitless", "futile", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficacious", "profitless", "unavailing", "unproductive", "unprofitable", "unsuccessful", "useless", "vain" ], "antonyms":[ "deadly", "effective", "effectual", "efficacious", "efficient", "fruitful", "potent", "productive", "profitable", "successful", "virtuous" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for otiose vain , nugatory , otiose , idle , empty , hollow mean being without worth or significance. vain implies either absolute or relative absence of value. vain promises nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance. a monarch with nugatory powers otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or a superfluity. a film without a single otiose scene idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect. idle speculations empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness. an empty attempt at reconciliation a hollow victory", "examples":[ "since you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin otiosus , from otium leisure":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053143" }, "other":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "pronoun", "pronoun, sometimes plural in construction", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included":[ "held on with one hand and waved with the other one" ], ": being the one or ones distinct from that or those first mentioned or implied":[ "taller than the other boys" ], ": second":[ "every other day" ], ": not the same : different":[ "any other color would have been better", "something other than it seems to be" ], ": additional":[ "sold in the U.S. and 14 other countries" ], ": recently past":[ "the other evening" ], ": former":[ "in other times" ], ": disturbingly or threateningly different : alien , exotic":[], ": a different or additional one":[ "something or other" ], ": one that remains of two or more":[], ": a thing opposite to or excluded by something else":[ "went from one side to the other", "nature as the other of culture" ], ": one (such as another person) that is psychologically differentiated from the self":[], ": one considered by members of a dominant group as alien, exotic, threatening, or inferior (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics)":[], ": one of two that remains":[], ": each preceding one":[], ": otherwise":[ "\u2014 used with than was unable to see them other than by going to their home" ], ": to treat or consider (a person or a group of people) as alien to oneself or one's group (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics)":[ "\u2026 we trace how in small rural communities these processes of othering the poor are racialized", "\u2014 Victoria Lawson et al.", "You go in and don't have to go some dark, scary corner for the plus-size section. It can make you feel like you're not being othered and dehumanized.", "\u2014 Amanda Levitt" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "different", "disparate", "dissimilar", "distant", "distinct", "distinctive", "distinguishable", "diverse", "nonidentical", "unalike", "unlike" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "These and other issues will be discussed at the next meeting.", "The driver's wife and two other passengers were injured in the accident.", "Leaders from China, Russia, and 14 other countries attended the conference.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Today the issue is reproductive health \u2014 but in the future, information seeping out from health apps or services could be used in other discriminatory ways. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 July 2022", "Many people choose to give to grandchildren and other family members separately from their own children. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 2 July 2022", "In another case, a landing of $53,560 and a fuel bill of $35,240 plus other expenses left $2,290 for each of the eight crew members. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 2 July 2022", "In its first full term together, the court's conservative majority ruled in all three and issued other significant decisions limiting the government's regulatory powers. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 2 July 2022", "The top six outfielders and two at all other positions advanced as finalists. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 2 July 2022", "No other member of the court shared Thomas' sweeping views on that point, but progressive leaders sounded the alarm. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022", "Schaefer pointed out that Chinese regulations require Apple and other companies to store Chinese customers\u2019 information on servers inside the country. \u2014 Dylan Duan, NBC News , 2 July 2022", "As time went on, according to the court document, other employees at the location joined in on the harassment. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 2 July 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "And for following the well-trodden path of privileged white males documenting and representing the exotic other . \u2014 Liani Maasdorp, Quartz , 3 May 2021", "The president only did what so many previous European and American leaders have done, draping themselves in the mantle of culture to inveigh against an amorphous other . \u2014 Kanishk Tharoor, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2021", "While many were shopping to prepare to be inside for several weeks, others were out on their normal shopping trip. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2020", "Also, avoid touching your face and avoid close contact with people who are sick; distance yourself from others if COVID-19 is spreading in your community. \u2014 Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver , 14 Mar. 2020", "Similarly, some viruses have an outer wrapping, which is called an envelope, while others are non-enveloped. \u2014 Jeffrey Gardner, The Conversation , 13 Mar. 2020", "Of the three people who died, one was associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship that had been quarantined in Japan, and the two others were residents of a senior care facility. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Mar. 2020", "Many donors are downsizing; others are on a Marie Kondo-like purge. \u2014 Nancy Shohet West, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Mar. 2020", "As women began entering medical schools in larger numbers during the 1970s, some specialties were welcoming to women, others weren\u2019t. \u2014 Sarah Temkin, STAT , 12 Mar. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "Indeed there had been other more obvious candidates for the job. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022", "Vasquez has his own namesake park, the spectacular Vasquez Rocks, his onetime hideout \u2014 hundreds of acres with fabled, other -worldly sandstone formations in Agua Dulce. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022", "Thankfully, other more tasteful colors are available. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 20 May 2020", "That economic frailty has damaged other important sources of investor income as well. \u2014 Jeff Sommer, New York Times , 15 May 2020", "Cases of people in both categories should be reported as likely Covid-19 only if there is no other more plausible diagnosis, the recommendations say. \u2014 Pam Belluck, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2020", "With the civil rights era, other more egregious wrongs in the American electoral system were gradually rectified, and so even more attention focused on the census itself. \u2014 Anna Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Apr. 2020", "Also, if that camera isn\u2019t your cup of tea, there are several other more expensive, fancier Instax camera options as well as less expensive options you can get used, or factory renewed, for much cheaper. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2020", "Beyond other more established Counter Strike events, the new league will also have to bang it out with another esports league that features a realistic, first-person shooter video game. \u2014 Noah Smith, Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English \u014dther ; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara":"Adjective, Noun, Pronoun, sometimes plural in construction, and Adverb" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Pronoun, sometimes plural in construction", "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "1985, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054504" } }