Definition of OTHER

other

Plural: others

Adjective

  • not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen
    • "today isn't any other day"
    • "the construction of highways and other public works"
    • "he asked for other employment"
    • "any other person would tell the truth"
    • "his other books are still in storage"
    • "then we looked at the other house"
    • "hearing was good in his other ear"
    • "the other sex"
    • "she lived on the other side of the street from me"
    • "went in the other direction"

Adjective Satellite

  • recently past
    • "the other evening"
  • belonging to the distant past
    • "in other times"
  • very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow
    • "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"

Adj

  • See other (determiner) below.
  • Second.
  • Alien.
  • Different.
  • Left, as opposed to right.

Noun

  • One that remains or is distinct from what has been specified.
  • An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.
  • The other one; the second of two.

Det

  • Not the one or ones previously referred to.

Adv

  • Otherwise.

Verb

  • To regard, label, or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
  • To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.

Examples

  • After playing his main word, he hoped to find an ’other’ word to extend for extra points.
  • Earning less than $2,000 a month I have no other source of income except for gifts from relatives.
  • I get paid every other week.
  • I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
  • One boat is not better than the other.
  • Why not tell one or other of your parents?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English other, from Old English ōþer (“other, second”), from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄þar, *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (“other, second”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros (“other”).
Cognate with Scots uther, ither (“other”), Old Frisian ōther, ("other"; > North Frisian üđer, ööder, ouder), Old Saxon ōthar (“other”), Old High German ander (“other”), Old Norse annarr, ǫðr-, aðr- (“other, second”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 (anþar, “other”), Old Prussian anters, antars (“other, second”), Lithuanian antroks (“other”, pronoun), Latvian otrs, otrais (“second”), Macedonian втор (vtor, “second”), Albanian ndërroj (“to change, switch, alternate”), Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara, “different”).
French autre, Spanish otro, Portuguese outro, etc., all from Latin alter, are false cognates. A true cognate would be Latin anterior.

Antonyms

same

Scrabble Score: 8

other: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
other: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
other: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

other: valid Words With Friends Word