OTHER
What does "OTHER" mean?
Used to refer to a person or thing that is different from one already mentioned.
Meanings
- Different from or distinct from the one already referred to. Try the other door if this one is locked.
- A different person or thing from the one named. Some stayed; others left before dawn.
- A person or group perceived as fundamentally different from oneself, especially in social or philosophical thought. The novel explores how societies define themselves against the Other. formal
Did you know?
- The phrase 'every other day' is a fossil of the word's original meaning - 'other' once meant 'the second one', so the saying literally reads 'every second day'.
Word origin
From Old English 'oþer' (second, one of two), from Proto-Germanic 'antharaz'; related to German 'ander' and ultimately to a root meaning 'the second of two'.
Remember it
OTHER = 'O, THE Rest' - everything that isn't the one you meant.
A little poem
We drew a line and stood upon one side,
and called the rest the other, and they cried.
couplet
What it teaches
There is no 'other' until someone draws the line; choose carefully where you put it.
Quick facts
What does OTHER mean?
Used to refer to a person or thing that is different from one already mentioned.
Is OTHER a valid word?
Yes — OTHER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is OTHER?
OTHER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does OTHER come from?
From Old English 'oþer' (second, one of two), from Proto-Germanic 'antharaz'; related to German 'ander' and ultimately to a root meaning 'the second of two'.
What can OTHER teach us?
There is no 'other' until someone draws the line; choose carefully where you put it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.