Englishness

English

Etymology

English +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃnəs/

Noun

Englishness (countable and uncountable, plural Englishnesses)

1. The quality, state or characteristic of being English.
   • 2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: 'Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):

     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.

Translations

being English

• Bengali: ইংরেজিয়ানা (bn) (iṅrejiẏana)
• Finnish: englantilaisuus (fi)
• French: anglicité (fr) f
• Georgian: ინგლისურობა (inglisuroba) (of things), ინგლისელობა (ingliseloba) (of people)
• Polish: angielszczyzna (pl) f
• Portuguese: anglicidade f
• Russian: англи́йскость (ru) f (anglíjskostʹ)
• Swedish: engelskhet
• Turkish: İngilizlik