Celticnessn.
/ˈkɛltᵻknᵻs/, /ˈsɛltᵻknᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkɛltɪknᵻs/, /ˈsɛltɪknᵻs/ The quality or state of being Celtic or of embodying Celtic characteristics.
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Celtism1844
Celticity1859
Celticness1906
1906 Manch. Courier 12 Jan. (Express Train Special ed.) 3/3 Despite its Celtic-ness, ‘The Triumph of Maeve’ is neither more nor less interesting than the majority of dramas.
1934 M. R. Dobie tr. H. Hubert Rise of Celts Introd. 18 Celtic speech is the chief sign of Celticness... Anyone who spoke Celtic was a Celt, wherever he came from.
2012 M. M. Williams Icons of Irishness from Middle Ages to Mod. World v. 137 This romanticized image..offers a different vision of Celticness, one that prioritizes mystery and myth over battle and aggressive masculinity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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