englishness

/ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"The two are immediately caught up in a terrorist plot to rid the earth of its underclass, and this gives Nobby the chance to live out a James Bond fantasy of Englishness, with his own lager-swilling twist."
""Unlike most nations, we no longer "own" our language. The Anglish/New English project is intended as a means of recovering the Englishness of English and of restoring ownership of the language to the English people""

Etymology tree English English Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English Englishness From English + -ness.

Englishnesses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce englishness?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃnəs/.

What does englishness mean?

The quality, state or characteristic of being English.

Where does englishness come from?

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