单词 | non-u-ness |
释义 | > as lemmasnon-ˈU-ness non-ˈU-ness n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > quality or condition of ungenteelness1706 ungentility1822 plebbishness1860 non-U1954 non-U-ness1954 1954 A. S. C. Ross in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 55 27 The U-rules for ending letters are very strict; failure to observe them usually implies non-U-ness. 1979 Logophile 2 v. 36/1 Notwithstanding the very non-Uness of discussing U and non-U, Professor Ross's article..formed the basis of an article..published in the September 1954 issue of Encounter. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 15 Aug. 10 The non-U-ness of fish-knives is delightfully satirised by John Betjeman. < as lemmas |
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