alterous
Pronunciation: /ˈɒltəɹəs/
The English word “alterous” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- 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.
Etymology
From or related to alter(ity) + -ous.
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