Englishness
/ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃnəs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality, state or characteristic of being English. 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."
- 2 a state or quality of being English. wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
From English + -ness.