outsiderlinessn.
/ˌaʊtˈsʌɪdəlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdərlinᵻs/ The quality or fact of being an outsider.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > one who is separated or isolated > one outside conventional society > way of life, condition, or domain of
vie de Bohème1888
beatness1951
outsiderishness1956
outsiderliness1957
outsiderdom1958
outsiderhood1958
outsiderism1958
outsiderness1961
flower power1967
hippiedom1967
hippieland1967
boho1979
1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Oct. 640/4 That the seeds of outsiderliness are found in us all may well account for Mr. Wilson's success.
1980 Newsweek (Nexis) 1 Dec. 30 His stubborn outsiderliness..undermined his programs and provided Reagan his working model of how not to do business in an insider's city.
2000 M. Lewis New New Thing 131 He was like the man who threw the world's biggest bash and failed to show up for it. This outsiderliness was what gave him his unusual view of the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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